Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFaults, Fractures
Materials
Ore mineralsElectrum, Pyrite, Silver
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockAndesite · Alta Andesite
StructureSilver City Fault
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10043936
MRDS IDM231243
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates39.27934, -119.65794
References
USGS TOPOGRAPHIC SHEET, VIRGINIA CITY, NEVADA, 1:24000GIANELLA, V.P., 1936, GEOLOGY OF THE SILVER CITY DISTRICT AND THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE COMSTOCK LODE, NEVADA; UNIV. OF NEV. BULL, VOL 30, NO. 9GIANNELLA, V.P., 1936