Commodities
PrimaryUranium
SecondaryTungsten, Copper, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlAbundant N-S And E-W Fractures
Materials
Ore mineralsLimonite, Malachite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite
Associated rockDiorite
StructureCentral Part Of Eugeosynclinal Portion Of Basin And Range., A Major Fault Is One Mile East With Basalt Domes On A N-S Trend.
Tectonic settingMobile Belt
AlterationStrong Argillization Of Granodiorite; Some Silicification In Places; Minor Bleaching
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10042423
MRDS IDM060212
Alternate namesBlue Star, D.D.J., Two Chukkers, Two Chukkars. Sample Mex 024.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.04211, -119.221
References
QUADE, J., 1984, PERSHING COUNTY, NIGHTINGALE DISTRICT, TWO CHUCKERS FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT: NBMG UNPUBLISHED MINING DISTRICT (TINGLEY) FILES.JOHNSON, M. G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 89, P 76.GARSIDE, L.J., 1973, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN NEVADA: NBMG BULL 81, P. 94.STAFF, US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION PRELIM. RECONN. REPORT 3723.SMOUSE, DE FORREST, 1978, FIELD EXAMINATION OF URANIUM OCCURRENCE.