Description
R.H. Rowland Of Lovelock
Commodities
PrimaryKyanite, Aluminum
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR LENSES
Ore controlAltered Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsDumortierite
GangueAlbite, Andalusite, Mica, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockRhyolite · Rochester;Weaver
Associated rockRhyolite
StructureHighly Altered Strata; Thrust Fault, Intrusions
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1925
Last production1949
Discovery year1924
Identification
Deposit ID10046156
MRDS IDM234139
Alternate namesOreana Dumortierite Deposit
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.326, -118.22153
References
JOHNSON, M. G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 89, P. 85-86.TATLOCK, D.B., 1964, KYANITE GROUP ALUMINOUS MINERALS, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 65, P. 213-217.VANDERBURG, W.O., 1936A, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA: USBM INFORMATION CIRC. 6902, P. 35-36.KERR, P.F., & JENNEY, P., 1935, THE DUMORTIERITE-ANDALUSITE MINERALIZATION AT OREANA, NEVADA: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, VOL. 30, P. 287-300.SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY - NORTHERN NEVADA & NORTHWESTERN UTAH - SUMMARY OF GEOLOGIC SURVEY 1955-1961, V.1, SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., SAN FRANCISCO, VOL. 1, P. 36.JOHNSON (1977).