Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model42: W skarn
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsScheelite
GangueEpidote, Garnet, Limonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockHornfels,Shale,Limestone
Associated rockDiorite
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1952
Discovery year1914
Identification
Deposit ID10042428
MRDS IDM060222
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.54961, -118.85432
References
JOHNSON, A.C. AND BENSON, W.T., 1963, TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF NEVADA; USBMJOHNS, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89JOHNSON, M.G., 1977