Nevada · Esmeralda County
Occurrence

Copper Bell Shaft

Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States
CopperSilverGold
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver
SecondaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite
GangueChalcedony, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Mule Spring Limestone
Associated rockRhyolite
StructureShear Zone (N85e, 60s)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10044548
MRDS IDM232035
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.51217, -117.22174
References
BALL, S.H., 1906, NOTES ON THE ORE DEPOSITS OF SOUTHWESTERN NEVADA AND EASTERN CALIFORNIA, IN EMMONS, S.F. AND ECKEL, E.C., ED., CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, 1905: USGS BULL. 285, P. 59-60.BALL, S.H., 1907, A GEOLOGIC RECONNAISSANCE IN SOUTHWESTERN NEVADA AND EASTERN CALIFORNIA: USGS BULL. 308, P. 69.