Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver, Gold
SecondaryCopper, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR TO IRREGULAR
Ore controlShear Zone, Brecciation, Favorable Beds
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Argentite, Gold, Hydrozincite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Hematite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSand and Gravel,Shale,Conglomerate,Limestone · Harmony Formation;Antler Peak Formation, Battle Formation, Edna Mtn. Formation
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite
StructureGolconda Thrust Fault, Virgin Fault And Many Other Complex Faults
AlterationYes; Type Unspecified
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1903
Discovery year1898
Identification
Deposit ID10044044
MRDS IDM231363
Alternate namesNevada Mine, Marion
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.55296, -117.13039
References
STEWART, J.H., MCKEE, E.H., AND STAGER, H.K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 88HILL, J.M., 1915, SOME MINING DISTRICTS OF NE CALIFORNIA AND NW NEVADA: USGS BULL 594.ROBERTS, 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.ROBERTS, R.J., AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965.