Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
TertiaryCopper, Boron-Borates
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model79: Porphyry Cu-Mo
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlE-W Shear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockMetasedimentary Rock,Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Rhyolite
StructureShears
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1935
Identification
Deposit ID10047487
MRDS IDM242845
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.84295, -119.10877
References
QUADE, JACK, 26 FEB 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.WILLDEN, R. AND SPEED, R. C., 1974, NBMG BULL 83, PL. I, P. 85-86.HARLAN, BRUCE, 1983, GSA ABSTRACTS WITH PROGRAMS NO. 16858, "MINERALIZATION AT FIREBALL RIDGE, NEVADA", P. 400.