Description
Bob Baker And Robert Wright
Commodities
PrimaryIron, Magnesite
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model62: Skarn Fe
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlFracturing, Thrust Fault Contact; Igneous Contact
Materials
Ore mineralsBrucite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite
GangueCalcite, Epidote, Garnet, Magnetite, Pyrite, Quartz
Other materialsHematite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Argillite,Dolomite,Tuff · Eleana;Nevada
Associated rockTuff,Rhyolite · Calico Hills Tuff
StructureCalico Hills Dome With Extensive Radial Fracturing Along Margins, Thrust Fault
AlterationSilicification; Bleached, Altered Tuffs
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1941
Identification
Deposit ID10046564
MRDS IDM241749
Alternate namesShoshone Brucite Claims, Sample Sites 380,381
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.8658, -116.30477
References
TINGLEY, J.V., 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION ON 7 APRIL 1982.USGS GQ-368USGS OFR 81-101USGS OFR 1543-6QUADE, J. AND BENTZ, J., 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION