Nevada · Lander County
Past Producer

Violet Claim

Lander County, Nevada, United States
MolybdenumGoldSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryMolybdenum, Gold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsMolybdenite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Shale,Chert · Valmy Formation
Associated rockDiorite
StructureDeposit In Upper Plate Of Roberts Mtn Thrust
AlterationCountry Rocks Pyrometa Somatized To Horntels And Calc-Silicate Skarn, Adjacent To Tenabo Stock.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1910
Discovery year1910
Identification
Deposit ID10044861
MRDS IDM232479
Alternate namesTenabo
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.30463, -116.68565
References
STAGER H.K. (1977) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF LANDER CO. NEV., N.B.M. BULL 88USBM (WINNEMUCCA) MILS. NO. 70., REFERENCE NO. 3201500163EMMONS W.H. (1910) RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN ELKO, LANDER, & EUREKA COS., USGS BULL 408WRUCKE C.T. (1974) GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TENABO AREA, LANDER CO NEV. USGS MAP-647STAGER, H.K., 1977