Nevada · Esmeralda County
Past Producer

Oversight Mine

Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States
Talc-SoapstoneClay
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Description

Located By W.E., Mac Boyle And Son M.D. Mac Boyle, And Sam Hain

Commodities
PrimaryTalc-Soapstone, Clay
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlE-W Fault Zones, Igneous Contact
Materials
Ore mineralsChlorite, Talc
GangueCalcite, Montmorillonite, Sericite, Tremolite
Geology
Host rockHornfels,Limestone · Wyman;Sylvania Pluton
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite
StructureFaults
AlterationIntense Hydrothermal Alteration
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1955
Last production1957
Discovery year1939
Identification
Deposit ID10046860
MRDS IDM242079
Alternate namesCrystal Butte No. 1, Oversight Claims
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.41745, -117.74509
References
PAPKE, K.G., 1975, NBMG BULL. 84, P. 35PAPKE, K.G., 1975, P. 35