Commodities
PrimaryBeryllium
SecondaryIron
TertiaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model46: W veins
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlN-Trending Vertical Fault.
Materials
Ore mineralsMica
GangueAlbite, Andalusite, Biotite, Garnet, Hematite, Muscovite, Oligoclase, Phlogopite, Quartz, Sillimanite, Zircon
Geology
Host rockPegmatite
Associated rockGranite · Harrison Pass Granite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1926
Identification
Deposit ID10046050
MRDS IDM233963
Alternate namesBig Mica, Holiday?
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.39909, -115.44533
References
SMITH, ROSCOE M., MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, USGS OPEN FILE REPORT, 1976-56.GARSIDE, LARRY J, (1973) RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN NEVADA, NBM BULL 81.HUNT, S.F., (1936) MINING GEOLOGY OUTLINE, RENOSMITH, R.M., (1976)