Description
The Cirac Bros.
Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlContact Zone Of Mafic Dike(?) Fault, Trending Nne, Dipping 4l Deg-56 Deg W
Geology
Host rockShale,Limestone · Kaipato Formation
StructureCox Canyon Thrust Zone; Intricate Folding, Commonly Overturned, Fault
AlterationSilicification; Sericitization
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1938
Identification
Deposit ID10045397
MRDS IDM233110
Alternate namesKent Fluorspar Mine, Cirac Mine, Cox's Canyoh Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.69823, -118.2693
References
VANDERBURG, W.O., 194/, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICT OF CHURCHILL COUNTY, NEVADA: U.S.B.M. I.C. 7093.PAPKE, K.G., 1979, FLUORSPAR IN NEVADA: NBMG. BULL.93.PAGE, B.M., 1965, PRELIM. GEOL. MAP OF PART OF THE STILLWATER RANGE; NBM MAP 28