Description
L.P. Gibellini
Commodities
PrimaryManganese
TertiaryRhodium, Palladium, Platinum, Vanadium, Cobalt, Molybdenum, Copper, Zinc, Nickel
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formVEIN
Ore controlFault Zone Cutting Limestone
Materials
Ore mineralsMolybdenite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite, Sphalerite
GangueChalcedony, Marcasite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Nevada Formation;Woodruff Formation
StructureNorthwest, Northeast And East Trending Faults
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1942
Identification
Deposit ID10044699
MRDS IDM232265
Alternate namesNiganz Manganese-Nickel Deposit, Black Iron
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.20826, -116.09034
References
ROBERTS, R.J., MONTGOMERY, K.M., AND LEHNER, R.E., 1967, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA COUNTY, NEVADA: NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 64, P. 85-86.BINYON, E.O., 1948, GIBELLINE MANGANESE-ZINC-NICKEL DEPOSITS, EUREKA COUNTY, NEV.: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 4162, 9 P.CORNWALL, H.R., 1966, NICKEL DEPOSITS OF NORTH AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1223, P. 48.U.S. BUREAU OF MINES (MILLETT) MILS NO. 40, REFERENCE NO. 320110006, MINERAL PROPERTY FILE 40.015.LECHLER, P.J., AND HSU, L.C., 1988, REVIEW OF HYDROTHERMAL PLATINUM-GROUP METAL DEPOSITS WITH NEW DATA FROM NEVADA: PREPRINT FOR 1988 AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS MEETING, 7 P.LECHLER, P.J., HSU, L.C., AND HUDSON, D.M., 1988, ANOMALOUS PLATINUM ASSOCIATED WITH HYDROTHERMAL MANGANESE MINERALIZATION AT THE GIBELLINI MINE, FISH CREEK RANGE, NEVADA: NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPORT 88-4, 7 P.