Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc
SecondaryMolybdenum, Gold, Silver
TertiaryFluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model60: Skarn Zn-Pb
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formDISSEMINATED
Ore controlThe Mine Is Located On A N60e, 75se Shear Zone In An Apophysis Of Granite.
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueFerrimolybdite
Other materialsFluorite, Pyrrhotite
Geology
Host rockPhyllite,Shale,Limestone
StructureArgillized Shear Zone (N60e, 75se)
AlterationSome Silicification, Argillization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10044150
MRDS IDM231509
Alternate namesWashington Mine Perkins Prospects Nos. 1 & 2 Correspond To the Upper, And Lower Workings of the Washington Mine.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.64993, -116.96398
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.KRAL, V.E., 1951, NBMG BULL 50.ERVINE, W.B.,1973,THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL ZONING OF THE SPANISH BELT MINING DISTRICT, NYE COUNTY, NEVADA: PH.D. STANFORD UNIV; P.113-117