Nevada · Pershing County
Occurrence

Stalin's Present Prospect

Pershing County, Nevada, United States
Uranium
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Commodities
PrimaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsPitchblende
GangueBiotite, Chlorite, Diopside, Epidote, Hornblende, Quartz
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
Associated rockRhyolite
StructureShearing Parallel To Vein And Faint Flow Structures In Rhyolite.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10042526
MRDS IDM060345
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.41017, -118.19903
References
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 89GARSIDE, L., 1973, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 81NEFF, T. R., 1978, REPORT ON URANIUM OCCURRENCESTAATZ, M. H., 1951, USGS TRACE ELEMENT MEM. REPT. TEM-223.USAEC, 1952, RMO-927