Commodities
PrimaryGemstone
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formTABULAR TO IRREGULAR
Ore controlBrecciated Zone Adjacent To Intrusive Contact
Geology
Host rockChert · Slaven Chert
Associated rockDiorite
StructureDeposit In Upper Plate Of Roberts Mtn Thrust, Imbricate Thrusts And High Angle Faults
AlterationIntrusive Sill Is Argillized And Opalized
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1939
Identification
Deposit ID10044865
MRDS IDM232484
Alternate namesTurquoise Boy
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.36408, -116.68899
References
STAGER, H.K. (1977) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF LANDER CO. NEV., N.B.M. BULL 88USBM (WINNEMUCCA) MILS NO. 87, REFERENCE NO. 3201500377MORRISSEY F.R. (1968) TURQUOISE DEPOSITS OF NEVADA, N. B. M. REPT 17WRUCKE C.T. (1974) GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TENABO AREA, LANDER CO., NEV., USGS MAP MF-647MORRISSEY, F.R., 1968