Nevada · Lincoln County
Past Producer

Wells Cargo Mine

Lincoln County, Nevada, United States
Fluorine-FluoriteManganeseBarium-Barite
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Description

C.S. Blad And Associates Located Earliest Claims, The Spar Group.

Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
TertiaryManganese, Barium-Barite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlNw-Trending Faults; Some Brecciation
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Fluorite
GangueCalcite, Dolomite, Montmorillonite
Geology
Host rockCarbonate,Limestone,Dolomite
StructureNw-Striking, High Angle Faults
AlterationSome Hydrothermal Alteration Of Dolomitic Rocks Adjacent To Fluorspar Bodies, Some Along Bedding Planes
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1942
Identification
Deposit ID10046393
MRDS IDM241542
Alternate namesCarp Mine, Charlotte Claims, Iron Blossom Group of 22 Claims Nbmg Sample Sites 1730, 1731, 576, 577, Spar Group Claims
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.21165, -114.29054
References
TSCHANZ, C.M. AND PAMPEYAN, E.H., 1970, NBMG BULL 73, P. 122-124.PAPKE, K.G., 1979, NBMG BULL. 93, P. 24-28.PAPKE, K.G., 1984, BARITE IN NEVADA, NBMG BULL 98, P. 104, PL. I, II.BENTZ, J. AND SMITH, P., 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION, 9/21/83GRAPEVINE SPRING G-E-M RESOURCES AREA TECHNICAL REPORT, 1983, FOR BLM.PAPKE, K.G., 1979, P. 24-25.