Nevada · Lander County
Past Producer

Altenburg

Lander County, Nevada, United States
GoldSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Geology
Host rockArgillite,Chert · Valmy Formation
Associated rockDiorite
StructureDeposit In Upper Plate Of Roberts Mtn Thrust In A Zone Of Numerous Imbricate Thrust Slices, And High Angle Faults Related To Basin & Range Development, The Area Is Cut By Numerous Dikes & Sills Associated With The Tenabo Stock 1/2 Mile To The North.
AlterationCountry Rock Pyrametasomatized To A Siliceous Hornfels, While Argillic Alteration Locally Occurs About Intrusives And Faults.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10044884
MRDS IDM232505
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates40.30269, -116.68037
References
STAGER, H.K. (1977) GEOLOGY & MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER CO. NEV., N.BM BULL 88WRUCKE, C.T. (1974) GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TENABO AREA, LANDER CO NEV, USGS MAP MFG47STAGER, H.K., 1977