Nevada · Pershing County
Past Producer

Cervantite Mine

Pershing County, Nevada, United States
Antimony
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Commodities
PrimaryAntimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model180: Simple Sb (veins, pods, etc)
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPODS, STRINGERS
Ore controlFracture Filling In Sandstone
Materials
Ore mineralsCervantite, Stibnite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Shale,Sandstone
StructureFaulting Through Area, Nw-Se, Nw Trending Mineralized Structure
AlterationSericitization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10042581
MRDS IDM060418
Alternate namesKafader, Dakin
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.15851, -118.17291
References
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89LAWRENCE, E.F., 1963, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA, NBMG BULL. 61, P. 161JOHNSON, 1977