Description
L. L. Trease, H. D. Christianson
Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
TertiaryMercury, Arsenic, Antimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Model172: Carbonate-hosted Au-Ag
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlAu Deposition Occurred In Jasperoid Occupying Two Nw-Striking, South-Dipping Reverse Faults And Within Favorable Horizons Of The Webb Formation In The Hanging Walls Adjacent To These Faults.
Materials
GangueBarite, Calcite, Hematite
Geology
Host rockShale,Siltstone · Webb Formation
StructureThe Deposit Lies Within The Mesozoic-Age, N- To Nw-Trending Pinon Range Anticline. Tertiary Age Faults Strike Nw And Nne. One Nw-Striking Fault Set Shows Reverse Displacement And Acted As Conduits For Hydrothermal Fluids.
AlterationSilicification, Hematization. See Geology Comments.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1979
Identification
Deposit ID10055100
MRDS IDRE00044
Alternate namesSouthern Zone, Central Zone, Northern Zone
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.46352, -116.00174
References
JACKSON, P.R., AND RUETZ, J.W., 1991, GEOLOGY OF THE TROUT CREEK DISSEMINATED GOLD DEPOSIT, ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, IN RAINES, G.L., ET AL, EDS., GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GREAT BASIN, THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NEVADA, RENO, P. 729-7341989 FIGURES: JACKSON, P.R., AND RUETZ, J.W., 1991, GEOLOGY OF THE TROUT CREEK DISSEMINATED GOLD DEPOSIT, ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, IN RAINES, G.L., ET AL, EDS., GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GREAT BASIN, THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NEVADA, RENO, P. 729-734.