Nevada · Pershing County
Occurrence
Unnamed Uranium Occurrence
Pershing County, Nevada, United States
Uranium
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Commodities
Tertiary
Uranium
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit size
N
Orebody form
IRREGULAR
Ore control
Minor Limonite-Stained Joints
Materials
Gangue
Feldspar, Mica, Pyrite, Quartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rock
Diorite
Associated rock
Quartz Monzonite,Pegmatite
Structure
Central Portion Of Eugeosynclinal Part Of Basin And Range Province Of Nevada, Pegmatite Dike With Major Joints
Tectonic setting
Mobile Belt
Alteration
Kaolinization; Limonite Staining
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Identification
Deposit ID
10047375
MRDS ID
M242664
Region
NA
Data score
C
Coordinates
40.24739, -119.01543
References
NEFF, THOMAS R., 1979, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT ON URANIUM OCCURRENCEJOHNSON, M.G., 1977, NBMG BULL 89, PL. I.