Ore controlBelieved That Cassiterite-Bearing Incrustations Were Deposited Along The Wals Of Fumarolic Vents. Evidence Cited Includes The Discontinuity And Extreme Irregularity In Attitude Of The Individual Fissures, The Absence Of Brecciation & Faulting, The Similar Mineralogy Of Resical Fillings In The Host Rock And The Veinlets, And The Lack Of Sulfides.
AlterationThe Tin-Bearing Belt Is Marked By Red-Stained Or Bleached Silicitied Rhyolite.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1914
Identification
Deposit ID10044839
MRDS IDM232453
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.96323, -116.89705
References
STAGER H. K. (1977) GEOLOGY & MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER CO., NEV., N.B.M. BULL 88VANDERBERG W. O. (1939) RECON OF MINING DISTRICTS IN LANDER CO. NEV, USBM 1.C 7043FRIES C. (1941) TIN DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN LANDER CO. NEV., USGS BULL 931-C