Nevada · Eureka County
Past Producer
Dunderberg
Eureka County, Nevada, United States
Lead
Silver
Gold
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Commodities
Primary
Lead, Silver, Gold
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Model
72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit size
M
Orebody form
IRREGULAR
Ore control
Intersections Of Faults W/Hamburg Dolomite And Proximity To The Overlying, Capping Dunderberg Shale.
Materials
Ore minerals
Anglesite, Plumbojarosite
Geology
Host rock
Dolomite · Hamburg Dolomite
Associated rock
Rhyolite · Dunderberg Shale
Structure
Abundant Ne Striking Faults
Alteration
Dolomite Jasperized Beneath Dunderberg Shale
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
First production
1873
Discovery year
1873
Identification
Deposit ID
10044775
MRDS ID
M232361
Alternate names
Ruby Dunderberg
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
39.47715, -115.98062
References
ROBERTS,R.S. ET AL, (1967) GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO., N.B OF M. BULL 64.USB OF M.(ELY) MILS NO. 112, REF. NO. 3201100123NOLAN T.B. (1962) THE EUREKA MINING DISTRICT, USGS PROF PAPERNOLAN, T.B.(1962)