Commodities
PrimarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlEast-Trending Vein Pattern
Geology
Host rockArgillite,Felsic Volcanic Rock · Candelaria
StructureDistrict Is Hounded On North By A Major Post-Mineral Fault, Alpha Fault
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1871
Last production1891
Identification
Deposit ID10045326
MRDS IDM233029
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.14687, -118.08344
References
ROSS, D.C., 1961, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 58.KNOPF, ADOLPH, 1922, THE CANDELARIA SILVER DISTRICT, NEVADA: USGS BULL. 735, P.1-22.COUCH, B.F., AND CARPENTER, J.A., 1943, NEVADA'S METAL AND MINERAL PRODUCTION (1859-1940, INCLUSIVE): NEVADA UNIV. BULL., V. 37, NO. 4. GEOLOGY AND MINING SER. NO. 38.ROSS, D.C., 1961, TABLE 6.2