Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
TertiaryPlatinum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit sizeU
Orebody formVEIN
Ore controlShear Zone, Contact Of Rhyolite Plug
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
StructureIntrusive Rhyolite Plug
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
AlterationArgillization
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10047021
MRDS IDM242261
Alternate namesMoonlight and Sunlight Patented Claims
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.02577, -117.28286
References
EUREKA SENTINEL, FEB 16, 1972, NEWSPAPER ARTICLETINGLEY, J.V., NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, FIELD EXAMINATION, 1972KNOPF, ADOLPH, 1921, THE DIVIDE SILVER DISTRICT, NEVADA, IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY 1920: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 715-K, P. 162.ALBERS, J.P., AND STEWART, J.H., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF ESMERALDA COUNTY, NEVADA: NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 78, P. 65-66.