Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiarySilver, Lead, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlPossibly Control By A Low Angle Fault.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold
Geology
Host rockSchist,Shale,Limestone
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite
StructureThe Contact Between Mayflower Schist And Carrara Formation Is A Fault And In Some Cases A Thrust Fault. A Major Thrust North Of The Adit Places Mayflower And Carrara Over Zabriskie Quartzite.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10044153
MRDS IDM231512
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.6591, -116.94258
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.ERVINE, W.B., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL ZONING OF THE SPANISH BELT MINING DISTRICT, NYE COUNTY, NEVADA: STANFORD UNIV. PH.D. THESIS, P.123.