Nevada · Churchill County
Occurrence
Crescent Canyon Deposit
Churchill County, Nevada, United States
Tungsten
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Commodities
Primary
Tungsten
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Model
42: W skarn
Deposit size
N
Orebody form
IRREGULAR
Ore control
Skarn Development At Igneous Contact
Materials
Gangue
Diopside, Garnet, Quartz, Tremolite
Geology
Host rock
Siltstone,Limestone · Star Peak Formation
Associated rock
Quartz Monzonite,Dacite
Structure
Fold Axes Strike N 20-27w, Dip 66 Ne; N-Trending Faults; Wnw-Trending Faults
Alteration
Silication, Skarn Furmation
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Identification
Deposit ID
10045374
MRDS ID
M233085
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
39.68463, -117.81567
References
WILLDEN, R., AND R.C. SPEED, 1974, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CHURCHILL COUNTY, NEV.; N.B.M.G. BULL 83