Nevada · Nye County
Past Producer

Nye Mine

Nye County, Nevada, United States
Tungsten
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Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model42: W skarn
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formDISSEMINATED IN SHORT SHOOTS
Ore controlAlong Small N 60 W, 90 Fractures.
Materials
Ore mineralsScheelite
GangueGarnet, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockDiorite
StructureThe Host Rock Strikes North, Dips 50-60 E.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10044382
MRDS IDM231791
Alternate namesMeyer Property
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.40439, -115.55559
References
HYDE, JH AND HUTTRER, GW, 1970, GEOLOGY OF CENTRAL GRANT RANGE: AAPG BULL., V. 54, NO. 3, P. 503-521KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN, IN PRESS.