Nevada · Lander County
Past Producer

Old Campground Mine

Lander County, Nevada, United States
Gemstone
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Commodities
PrimaryGemstone
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENSES, TABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsTurquoise
Geology
Host rockArgillite,Siltstone,Sandstone · Elder Sandstone
Associated rockDiorite,Plutonic Rock
StructureDeposit Is Upper Plate Of Robert Mtn. Thrust, Zone Of Imbricate Thrusts And Granodiorite Intrusion
AlterationSilicification And Argillization Of Country Rocks
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10044871
MRDS IDM232490
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.36408, -116.69565
References
STAGER H.K. (1977) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF LANDER CO. NEV., N.B.M. BULL 88USBM (WINNEMUCCA) MILS NO. 87, REFERENCE NO. 3201500379MORRISSEY F.R. (1968) TURQUOISE DEPOSITS OF NEVADA, N.B.M. RPT 17WRUCKE C.T. (1974) GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TENABO AREA, LANDER CO NEV, USGS MAP MF-647MORRISSEY, F.R., 1968