Nevada · Pershing County
Past Producer

O'Byrne Mine

Pershing County, Nevada, United States
Tungsten
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Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model42: W skarn
Deposit sizeM
Ore controlLimestone Bed Near Granodiorite Stock.
Materials
Ore mineralsScheelite
GangueEpidote, Garnet, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Humboldt
Associated rockDiorite,Hornfels · Southwest Stock
StructureShank Fault, Which Here Strikes Just W Of N-S, Dips W, Faults
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10044112
MRDS IDM231451
Alternate namesNBMG Sample Site 2659, Part of Summit-Obyrne Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.77656, -118.14654
References
KERR, 1946, TUNGSTEN MINERALIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES; GSA MEMOIR 15TINGLEY, J.V., 1973, UNPUBLISHED REPORTTINGLEY, J. V., 1984, FIELD EXAMINATIONSTAGER, H. K., IN PREP., NBMG BULL ON TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS IN NEVADA.