Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeContact Metamorphic
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsChrysocolla, Cuprite, Malachite
GangueHematite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Luning
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Granitic Rocks
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1916
Identification
Deposit ID10045473
MRDS IDM233220
Alternate namesCalavada?, Arizona-Nevada
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.58742, -118.09039
References
ROSS, D. C., 1961, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 58HILL, 1915, SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWESTERN NEVADA; USGS BULL. 594CLARK, 1922, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF SANTA FE DISTRICT, NEVADA; CALIF. UNIV. DEPT. GEOL. SCI., V. 14, NO. 1ROSS, 1961, TABLE 6.6