Nevada · Pershing County
Prospect

Aaa Uranium Occurrence

Pershing County, Nevada, United States
TungstenUranium
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Commodities
PrimaryTungsten, Uranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeContact Metasomatic
Model42: W skarn
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsScheelite
GangueLimonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockHornfels,Metasedimentary Rock,Slate,Quartzite · Auld Lang Syne Group
Associated rockDiorite · Nightingale Batholith
StructureCentral Part Of Eugeosynclinal Basin And Range Of Nevada.
Tectonic settingMobile Belt
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10047394
MRDS IDM242685
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.12295, -119.22017
References
SMOUSE, DE FORREST, 1978. FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT ON URANIUM OCCURRENCEU.S. D.O.E., 1978, GREAT BASIN GEOLOGIC FRAMEWORK AND URANIUM FAVORABILITY; GJBX (78.)JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, NBMG BULL 89, P.1