Description
Hubert And Vera Welch, Kay Ross
Commodities
TertiaryFluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formCEMENT
Ore controlAlong Joints, Crosscutting Fractures, And Bedding.
Materials
Ore mineralsFluorite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Antelope Valley;Pogonip Group
Associated rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
StructureThe Limestone Beds Strike Ne To Nw, Dipping 15-30w. Joints, Faults, Local Brecciation Of Jasperoid.
AlterationSilicified Limestone
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1953
Identification
Deposit ID10044447
MRDS IDM231867
Alternate namesMammoth Claim, Mammoth No. 1 Claim
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.15384, -115.65226
References
SAINSBURY, CL AND KLEINHAMPL, FJ, 1969, FLUORITE DEPOSITS OF THE QUINN CANYON RANGE: USGS BULL. 1272-C, P. 12-13PAPKE, KG, 1979, FLUORSPAR IN NEVADA: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL. 93, P. 48-50KRAL, V.E., 1951, NBMG BULL. 50.HORTON, R.C., 1961, NBMG REPORT 1.