Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeContact Metamorphic
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Epidote, Ilvaite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist,Limestone · Al Limestone, Limestone
Associated rockDiorite,Basalt · Basalt Unit-Basalt;Silver City Granite-Granodiorite
AlterationOxidized
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1868
Identification
Deposit ID10069919
MRDS IDW007700
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.7533, -116.9333
References
LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, 1898, THE GOLD AND SILVER VEINS OF SILVER CITY, DELAMAR, AN OTHER MINING DISTRICTS IN IDAHO, 20TH ANNUAL REPORT, U.S.G.S. P. 75 -205 (PT. 3)