Description
Hubert And Vera Welch
Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formCEMENT
Ore controlAlong A Thrust Fault (?)Shattered Jasperoid Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsFluorite
GangueCalcite, Limestone, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockSiltstone,Limestone · Pogonip Group;Pogonip Group
Associated rockQuartz Latite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1953
Identification
Deposit ID10044445
MRDS IDM231864
Alternate namesHigrade, Nine Claim
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.12967, -115.6792
References
SAINSBURY, C.L. AND KLEINHAMPL, FJ, 1969, FLUORITE DEPOSITS OF THE QUINN CANYON RANGE: USGS BULL. 1272-C, P. 16PAPKE, KG, 1979, FLUORSPAR IN NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 93, P. 53-55KRAL, V.E., 1951, NBMG BULL 50.PAPKE, 1979, P. 53