Description
W.L. Sovy And Jack Southerland Of Fallon, And Albert Brown Of Gabbs.
Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
TertiaryFluorine-Fluorite, Molybdenum, Beryllium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model42: W skarn
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlOre Body Is Controlled A N 5-10 W, 40-50 Sw Feldspathized Zone, A N 40 W, 50-70 Sw Shear Zone, N 50 W Striking Vertical Joints. Fracturing And Crushing Of Host Rock.
Materials
Ore mineralsScheelite
GangueAndalusite, Pyrite, Quartz, Sphene
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Limestone
Associated rockGranite
StructureShear Zone (N 40 W, 50-70 Sw), Joints (N 50 W, 90)Dougan Thrust Fault; 2 E-W Faults
AlterationThe Granodiorite Is Feldspathized And Contact Metamorphosed.Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1945
Identification
Deposit ID10044264
MRDS IDM231647
Alternate namesVictory Nos. 1-6 Claims
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.97548, -117.91567
References
PAPKE, K.G., 1979, FLUORSPAR IN NEVADA: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL. 93, P. 71.HUMPHREY, F.L. AND WYATT, M., 1958, SCHEELITE IN FELDSPATHIZED GRANODIORITE AT THE VICTORY MINE: ECON. GEOL., V. 53, P. 38-64.KRAL, V.E., 1951, MINERAL RESOURCES OF NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL. 50, P. 97-98.VITALIANO, C.J., ERICKSON, C.J., AND CALLAGHAN, E., 1952, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE VICTORY TUNGSTEN DEPOSIT: USGS OPEN-FILE MAP.NBM BULL., STAGER, H.K. (IN PREP JAN 1984)