Nevada · Lincoln County
Occurrence

El Cortez Prospect

Lincoln County, Nevada, United States
Fluorine-Fluorite
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Description

Hubert Welch And Willis Walch

Commodities
TertiaryFluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formDISCONTINOUS
Ore controlAlong An Iron-Stained, Bleached, And Silicified Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsFluorite
GangueCalcite, Pyrite, Sericite
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
StructureFault
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1953
Identification
Deposit ID10044458
MRDS IDM231879
Alternate namesCortez Extension Claim
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.04217, -115.73865
References
SAINSBURY, C.L. AND KLEINHAMPL, F.J., 1969, FLUORITE DEPOSITS OF THE QUINN CANYON RANGE: USGS BULL. 1272-C, P. 18PAPKE, K. G., 1979, NBMG BULL 93, P. 57HORTON, R. C., 1961, NBMG REPORT 1, P. 19.