Nevada · Pershing County
Occurrence

Big Question Prospect

Pershing County, Nevada, United States
Uranium
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Commodities
PrimaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeContact Metasomatic
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlContact Of Pegmatite With Metasediments
Materials
GangueClay, Feldspar, Limonite, Muscovite, Pyroxene, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSlate,Shale · Auld Lang Syne Group
Associated rockDiorite,Pegmatite · Nightingale Bathovitm
StructureCentral Eugeosynclinal Portion Of Basin And Range Of Nevada, Roof Pendant
Tectonic settingMobile Belt
AlterationKaolinization Of Pegmatite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10047395
MRDS IDM242686
Alternate namesAltonella No. 78
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.15739, -119.27628
References
SMOUSE, DE FORREST, 1978, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT ON URANIUM OCCURRENCE.AEC PRELIM. RECONN. REPORT 3733, OPEN FILEGARSIDE, L.J., 1973, NBMG BULL 81, P. 95.JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, NBMG BULL 89, PL. 1.