Description
John B. Gilbert And H.P. Thompson
Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver, Gemstone
TertiaryMolybdenum, Tungsten, Copper, Zinc, Antimony
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formNODULES, SEAMS, VEINLETS
Ore controlContact Between Slate And Volcanics; Zone Of Shearing In Limestone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Molybdenite, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Stibnite, Tetrahedrite, Turquoise
GangueEpidote, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockSlate,Limestone,Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) · Palmetto
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite,Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) · Gilbert Andesite
AlterationSericitic; Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1897
Identification
Deposit ID10046669
MRDS IDM241863
Alternate namesHidden Treasure, Myers and Bona Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.16382, -117.67454
References
MORRISSEY, F.R., 1968, NBM REPORT 17, P. 6.SILBERMAN, M.L., AND MCKEE, E.H., 1974, IN NBMG REPORT 19, P. 71.ALBERS, J.P. & STEWART, J.H., 1972, NBMG BULL 78, PL. 2.LAWRENCE, E.H., 1963, NBMG BULL 61, P. 65.FERGUSON, H.G., 1927, USGS BULL 795-F, P. 138-139.MORRISSEY, F.R., P. 7.; FERGUSON, 1927, P. 138