Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Model172: Carbonate-hosted Au-Ag
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlThe Intersections Of Two Steeply Dippng, Mineralized Structures Which Trend Nnw And Wnw Have Acted To Localize Higher Grade Ore.
Materials
GangueChalcedony, Goethite, Hematite, Jarosite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSiltstone,Sandstone · Harmony Formation;Harmony Formation
Associated rockDiorite · Unknown
StructureDewitt Thrust Fault
AlterationSilicification, Pyritization, Argillization, Sericitization. See Geology Comments.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10044047
MRDS IDM231366
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.60657, -117.02788
References
ROBERTS, R. J., AND ARNOLD, D. C., 1965, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ANTLER PEAK QUADRANGLE, HUMBOLDT AND LANDER COUNTIES, NEVADA, USGS PROF. PAPER 459-B.STEWART, J. H., MCKEE, E. H., AND STAGER, H. K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA, NBMG BULL. 88.SCHMIDT, K. W., WOTRUBA, P. R., AND JOHNSON, S. D., 1988, GOLD-SILVER AND RELATED MINERALIZATION AT COPPER BASIN, NEVADA, IN GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CENTRAL NEVADA, SPECIAL PUBLICATION #8, THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NEVADA, RENO.PRE-1965 CUMULATIVE PRODUCTION: ROBERTS, R. J., AND ARNOLD, D. C., 1965, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ANTLER PEAK QUADRANGLE, HUMBOLDT AND LANDER COUNTIES, NEVADA, USGS PROF. PAPER 459-B.