Nevada · Esmeralda County
Past Producer

Nevada No. 1 Talc Mine

Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States
Talc-Soapstone
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Description

Peter Cherooty And Ernest Brushwood

Commodities
PrimaryTalc-Soapstone
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsTalc
GangueCalcite, Chlorite, Dolomite, Mica, Quartz
Geology
Host rockHornfels,Limestone,Dolomite · Harkless
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite
StructureFault,
AlterationCarbonate Rock Adjacent To Vein Is Strongly Altered To Calcite, Talc, Quartz, Mica, Chlorite, Dolomite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1942
Discovery year1941
Identification
Deposit ID10046798
MRDS IDM242009
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.49912, -117.7562
References
PAPKE, K.G., 1975, NBMG BULL. 84, P.14PAPKE, K.G., 1975, P. 14.