Nevada · Lincoln County
Occurrence

Blue Nose Group

Lincoln County, Nevada, United States
MercuryCopperLeadAntimonySilverBarium-Barite
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Description

Charles Larson

Commodities
PrimaryMercury, Copper, Lead
TertiaryAntimony, Silver, Barium-Barite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlFavorable Host Rock-Limestone; N70e Fault; High Angle Cross-Fractures
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Chalcopyrite, Cinnabar, Galena, Malachite, Tetrahedrite
GangueCalcite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite
StructureFaults, Fractures
AlterationSilicification And Mineralization Of Limestone Exposed At Surface
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1944
Identification
Deposit ID10046375
MRDS IDM241520
Alternate namesMay Include Indian Lode 1-3 Claims, Larson Prospect, Bn Claims, Nbmg Sample Sites 1734, 1735
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.23137, -114.32026
References
MERCURY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA; UNPUBLISHED NBMG MANUSCRIPT.TSCHANZ, C.M. AND PAMPEYAN, E.H., 1970, NBMG BULL 73.USBM, 1965, I.C.8252, P. 280-281BENTZ, J. AND SMITH, P., 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION, 9/21/83.