Nevada · Nye County
Past Producer

Eaton Mine

Nye County, Nevada, United States
AntimonySilver
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Commodities
PrimaryAntimony, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model180: Simple Sb (veins, pods, etc)
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlControl By Transcurrent Faults And A Steep North Trending Normal Fault.
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Pyrargyrite, Stibnite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Diamond Peak Formation
Associated rockRhyolite
StructureSteep North Trending Fault, Northeast Trending Transcurrent Fault.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10044146
MRDS IDM231503
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.05356, -116.20533
References
KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN, IN PRESS.LAWRENCE, E.F., 1963, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA: NBMG BULL 61, P. 137USGS MAP I-806.QUADE, JACK, 1985, FIELD NOTESLAWRENCE, 1963, P. 137