Nevada · Nye County
Past Producer
Union No. 4 Mine
Nye County, Nevada, United States
Gold
Fluorine-Fluorite
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Commodities
Primary
Gold
Tertiary
Fluorine-Fluorite
Commodity type
B
Deposit
Deposit type
Replacement
Deposit size
S
Ore control
Mineralization Followed Small Fissures Which Offset The Limestone Slightly.
Materials
Ore minerals
Fluorite, Gold
Geology
Host rock
Limestone · White Caps Limestone
Structure
The Limestone Strikes N68w, Dip 48sw. Limestone Is Cut By Small Offset Faults. Gouge Along Fissures Indicates Post-Mineral Fault Movement.
Alteration
Limestone Irregularly Altered To Coarsely Crystalline White Calcite.
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
Identification
Deposit ID
10044303
MRDS ID
M231700
Region
NA
Data score
C
Coordinates
38.53576, -117.06314
References
FERGUSON, H.G., 1924, GEOL. AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MANHATTAN DISTRICT: USGS BULL 723, P. 154