Description
G.W. Evans, A. Petty, Sol Petty, R.F. Frye
Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
TertiaryLead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENS
Ore controlPegmatitic Quartz-Feldspar Veins In Alaskite
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Pyrite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockDiorite
AlterationSericitic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1867
Identification
Deposit ID10047090
MRDS IDM242338
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates37.79133, -117.69814
References
SPURR, J.E., 1906, U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER NO. 55.SHAMBERGER, HUGH, 1976, SILVER PEAK: HISTORIC MINING CAMPS OF NEVADA, SERIES; NO. 8; NEVADA HISTORICAL PRESS: CARSON CITY, NEVADA.