Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsCerargyrite, Gold, Proustite
GangueLimonite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
Associated rockRhyolite
StructureSheared Zone
AlterationSericitized, Oxidized
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10044141
MRDS IDM231487
Alternate namesRochester Merger Mines
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.29212, -118.15847
References
SCHRADER, F. C., 1914, ROCHESTER MINING DISTRICT, NEAVADA: IN USGS BULL. 580VIKRE, P. G., 1978, GEOLOGY AND SILVER MINERALIZATION OF THE ROCHESTER DISTRICT, PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA: PH.D. THESIS STANFORD UNIV.NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3BONHAM, H. F., JR., 1984, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION