Nevada · Churchill County
Past Producer
Scotia Mine
Churchill County, Nevada, United States
Silver
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Commodities
Primary
Silver
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Model
150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit size
S
Workings
Underground
Orebody form
TABULAR
Materials
Ore minerals
Cerargyrite
Gangue
Calcite
Geology
Host rock
Rhyolite,Andesite
Associated rock
Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Rhyolite,Andesite
Structure
Vein Has Been Faulted
Alteration
Strong Hydrothermal Alteration
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
First production
1915
Discovery year
1915
Identification
Deposit ID
10045357
MRDS ID
M233064
Alternate names
Silver Star No. 2 Claim
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
39.08963, -118.70069
References
SCHRADER, F.C., 1947, USGS OFRSCHRADER, F.C., USGS OFR, (1947)