Nevada · Mineral County
Occurrence

Blanch Mine

Mineral County, Nevada, United States
Silver
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Commodities
PrimarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlVein System
Materials
Ore mineralsJamesonite
GangueChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockShale,Felsic Volcanic Rock · Candelaria Formation
StructureNe-Trending Faults, Alpha Fault
Tectonic settingBasin & Range
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10045322
MRDS IDM233024
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.1566, -118.10038
References
USGS TOPAGRAPHIC MAP, CANDELARIA, NEVADA, 1967, 1:24000ROSS, D.C., 1961, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL 58.