Commodities
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model59: Skarn Cu
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite
GangueActinolite, Axinite, Chalcedony, Garnet
Geology
Host rockMetasedimentary Rock
Associated rockDiorite
StructureGranodiorite Stock With Assoc Faults, Fractures
AlterationOxidation, Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1912
Identification
Deposit ID10046003
MRDS IDM233909
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.78546, -114.83784
References
SCHRADER, F.C. (1935) THE CONTACT MINING DISTRICT, NEVADA: USGS BUL. 847-A.HOPE, R.A.& COSTS, R.R. (1976) PRELIM. GEOLOGIC MAP OF ELKO CO., NEV: USGS OFR 76-779SCHRADER, F.C. (1912) A RECONN. OF THE JARBIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MT. MINING DISTRICTS, ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA: USGS BUL 497.