Commodities
PrimaryGemstone
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlShear Zone, Breccia Zone 10ft. Wide
Materials
Ore mineralsTurquoise
GangueJarosite, Kaolinite, Limonite, Montmorillonite, Quartz
Other materialsPyrite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Harmony Formation;Harmony Formation
StructureDewitt Thrust Fault, Shear Zone Trending N35w And N25e; Pebble Dikes
AlterationArgillic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1937
Discovery year1918
Identification
Deposit ID10043989
MRDS IDM231302
Alternate namesPedro Claim, Turquoise Tunnel, Contention
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.61351, -117.03955
References
STEWART, J.H., MCKEE, E.H. AND STAGER, H.K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 88ROBERTS, R.J. AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ANTLER PEAK QUADRANGLE, HUMBOLDT AND LANDER COUNTIES, NEVADA; U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 459-B.MORRISSEY, F., 1968, TURQUOISE DEPOSITS OF NEVADA; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT 17.STEWART, J.H., MCKEE, E.H., AND STAGER, H.K., 1977