Nevada · Nye County
Occurrence

Hill Top Claim

Nye County, Nevada, United States
LeadSilverCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlAlong An Altered N 25 W, 75 Ne Shear Zone.
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Pyrite
GangueCalcite, Gypsum, Pyrolusite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDolomite
StructureNorthumberland Caldera
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1957
Identification
Deposit ID10044320
MRDS IDM231718
Alternate namesBlue Jay Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.92771, -116.98703
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.SMITH, P., FIELD EXAMINATION OF OCT. 19, 1981.