Nevada · Churchill County
Occurrence

NBMG Sample Site 3948

Churchill County, Nevada, United States
SilverCopperMolybdenumTungstenLeadZincManganese
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Copper, Molybdenum, Tungsten
SecondaryLead, Zinc
TertiaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model80: Porphyry Mo, low-F
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formVEIN
Ore controlIgneous Contact
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Scheelite, Tetrahedrite
GangueKaolinite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockSkarn (Tactite),Shale
Associated rockGranite
AlterationSericitization, Kaolinization
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1865
Identification
Deposit ID10047670
MRDS IDM243092
Alternate namesJolly Rodger Claims
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.46074, -118.30874
References
QUADE, JACK & TINGLEY, J.V., 9 OCT 86, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSISNBMG BULL 83, 1974, PL. 1.TINGLEY, J.V., PERSONAL NOTES.