Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
SecondaryLead, Copper
TertiaryZinc, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFault
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockAndesite · Alta Andesite
StructureRegional Dip To West And Northwest, Faults
AlterationOxidation, Propylitization, Pyritization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1879
Discovery year1879
Identification
Deposit ID10043943
MRDS IDM231252
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.31657, -119.63933
References
STODDARD, CARL, AND CARPENTER, J.A., 1950, MINERAL RESOURCES OF STOREY AND LYON COUNTIES, NEVADA NBMG BULL 49BONHAM, H.F., 1969, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WASHOE AND STOREY COUNTIES, NEVADA: NBMG BULL 78BASTIN, E.S., 1922, BONANZA ORES OF THE COMSTOCK LODE, VIRGINIA CITY, NEV; USGS. BULL 735-CWPA STATE WRITER'S PROJECT, 1940-41, INDIVIDUAL HISTORIES OF THE MINES OF THE COMSTOCK; UNPUBLISHED OPEN-FILE REPORT; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL.STODDARD, C., AND CARPENTER, J.A., 1950