Nevada · Esmeralda County
Occurrence

Sorenson Fluorite Group

Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States
TungstenFluorine-Fluorite
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Description

R.B. Sorenson

Commodities
PrimaryTungsten, Fluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeContact Metamorphic
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR TO LENTICULAR
Ore controlTactite Zone Along Contact Of Granitic Rocks With Limestone. Fluorite Is In A Nssw Fracture Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsFluorite, Scheelite
GangueCalcite, Epidote, Garnet, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockAndesite,Granite
AlterationSilicification Of Limestone.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1939
Identification
Deposit ID10046762
MRDS IDM241968
Alternate namesArmy Group, Sorenson Tungsten Group, Amry Prospect, Aurora?
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.37078, -117.63342
References
USBM, (NO DATE), UNPUBLISHED PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION REPORT: NBMG FILE 102, ITEM 1HUMPHREY, F.L., 1945, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON SORENSON FLUORITE CLAIMS; NBMG FILE 102, ITEM 2.PAPKE, K.G., 1979, NBMG BULL 93, P. 20USBM, 1963, UNPUBLISHED DATA ON THE ARMY PROSPECT: NBMG FILE 102 ITEM 12.