Nevada · Lincoln County
Past Producer
Gelder Mine
Lincoln County, Nevada, United States
Gold
Silver
Lead
Copper
Zinc
Manganese
Arsenic
Antimony
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Commodities
Primary
Gold, Silver, Lead
Secondary
Copper, Zinc
Tertiary
Manganese, Arsenic, Antimony
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Model
85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit size
S
Ore control
Intersection Of S-Dipping Low Angle Fault And N60e,75se Shear Zone
Materials
Ore minerals
Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
Gangue
Psilomelane, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rock
Quartzite,Shale,Limestone · Pioche Shale, Prospect Mountain Quartzite;Lyndon Limestone
Structure
Bedding Plane Shear Zone, Slickensides
Alteration
Argillic, Bleaching, Silicification
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
First production
1925
Identification
Deposit ID
10046409
MRDS ID
M241563
Alternate names
NBMG Sample Site 1431
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
37.94163, -114.47862
References
SMITH, P. AND BENTZ, J., 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT ON AUG. 24, 1983.USGS PP 171USGS PP 469USGS MAP MF-136.