Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryLead, Copper
TertiaryIron, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit sizeL
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFractures
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Polybasite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Stephanite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
StructureFaults
AlterationPervasive Silicification; Propylitization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1872
Discovery year1873
Identification
Deposit ID10043901
MRDS IDM231202
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.31101, -119.64406
References
GIANELLA, V. P., 1936, GEOLOGY OF THE SILVER CITY DISTRICT AND THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE COMSTOCK LODE, NEVADA; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL., VOL. 30, NO. 9.BASTIN, E. S., 1922, BONANZA ORES OF THE COMSTOCK LODE, VIRGINIA CITY, NEV.; U.S.G.S. BULL. 735-C, P. 43-63GIANELLIA, V. P., 1936