Nevada · Nye County
Occurrence

Leadhill Claim

Nye County, Nevada, United States
Lead
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Commodities
PrimaryLead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formSEAMS
Ore controlMineralization Occurs Along Bedding In Country Rocks Adjacent To Pluton
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Troy Peak Pluton
StructureN-Trending Range-Front Fault Runs Just To The West.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10044378
MRDS IDM231787
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.34384, -115.5942
References
CEBULL, SE, 1970, BEDROCK GEOL. AND OROGENIC SUCESSION IN SOUTHERN GRANT RANGE: AAPG BULL., V. 54, NO. 10, P. 1828-1842KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN, IN PRESS.