Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryGold, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
Associated rockRhyolite
StructureSteep Nw Trending Faults
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1913
Identification
Deposit ID10042551
MRDS IDM060375
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.27796, -118.19291
References
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 89KNOPF, A., 1924, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF ROCHESTER DISTRICT, NEVADA: USGS BULL. 762VIKRE, P.G., 1978, GEOLOGY AND SILVER MINERALIZATION OF THE ROCHESTER DISTRICT, PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; PH.D. THESIS STANFORD UNIV.BONHAM, H. F., JR., SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION OF ROCHESTER DISTRICTNBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.