Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryCopper, Lead
TertiaryZinc, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlBrunswick Lode
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockAndesite · Alta Andesite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1880
Discovery year1879
Identification
Deposit ID10043930
MRDS IDM231235
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.30601, -119.61683
References
STODDARD, CARL, AND CARPENTER, J.A., 1950, MINERAL RESOURCES OF STOREY AND LYON COUNTIES, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 49BASTIN, E.S., 1922, BONANZA ORES OF THE COMSTOCK LODE, VIRGINIA CITY, NEV.; USGS. BULL 735-C, P 41-63W.P.A. STATE WRITER'S PROJECT, 1940-1941, INDIVIDUAL HISTORIES OF THE MINES OF THE COMSTOCKSTODDARD, C., AND CARPENTER, J.A., 1950