Nevada · Esmeralda County
Past Producer

White Eagle Mine

Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States
Talc-Soapstone
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Description

Mrs. Gertrude Dust And Daughter Laurel Dust (Locators)

Commodities
PrimaryTalc-Soapstone
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENSES TO IRREGULAR, RAGGED LENSES
Ore controlComplex Se-Trending Fault Contact Between Dolomite And Intrusive Rocks
Materials
Ore mineralsTalc
GangueCalcite, Chlorite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockMudstone,Siltstone,Limestone,Dolomite · Wyman; Reed Dolomite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Sylvania Pluton
StructureNw-Trending Fault Terminates Oasis-Palmetto Fault Zone To The Southeast
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1931
Identification
Deposit ID10047109
MRDS IDM242359
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.43967, -117.75759
References
NBMG BULL 78, P.63-64, 71PAPKE, K.G., 1975, P.30.