Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeContact Metamorphic
Model42: W skarn
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formIRREGULAR CONTACT ZONE
Ore controlTactite At Limestone/Granodiorite Contact
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrite, Scheelite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Preble Formation;Preble Formation;Preble Formation;Preble Formation
Associated rockDiorite · Osgood Mtns. Stock
StructureFolds, Faults
AlterationContact Metamorphism
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1942
Discovery year1942
Identification
Deposit ID10045079
MRDS IDM232739
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.13767, -117.27596
References
WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT CO., NEV; NEV. BUR MINES BULL. 59.HOTZ, P.E. AND WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE OSGOOD MTNS. QUAD, HUMBOLDT CO. NEV U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 431.HOBBS, S.W., AND CLABAUGH, S.E., 1946, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF THE OSGOOD RANGE, HUMBOLDT CO., NEVADA, UNIV. NEV. BULL. V. 40, NO. 5; GEOL & MIN. SER. NO. 44.STAGER, H. K., IN PREPARATION, NBMG BULL ON TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF NEVADA.