Nevada · Lander County
Past Producer

Horseshoe-Bonanza

Lander County, Nevada, United States
Gemstone
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Description

R. Leighton, L. Gower, And D.C. Tate

Commodities
PrimaryGemstone
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR, PODS
Ore controlTurquoise Formations Along Hydrothermalchannelways Such As Fault Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsTurquoise
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Valmy Formation;Elder Sandstone
StructureOccurrence In Upper Plate Of Roberts Mtn Thrust, Area Is Structurally Complex With Both Units Complexly Folded And Cut By Imbricate Thrust Faults.
AlterationArgillic Alteration Of Country Rocks Common With Some Jasper, Limonite, And Hematite Occurning Along Faults.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1975
Discovery year1975
Identification
Deposit ID10044856
MRDS IDM232474
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates40.23991, -116.77037
References
TINGLEY J. (1980) REPORT ON HORSE-BONANZA CLAIMS, LANDER CO. NEV., N.B.M. DISTRICT FILE 15TINGLEY, J.V., 1980