Description
M.F. And Lorena Peterson
Commodities
PrimaryAntimony, Silver
TertiaryBarium-Barite, Selenium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model180: Simple Sb (veins, pods, etc)
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formSTRINGERS, BLEBS, SMALL PODS, RADIATING CLUSTERS, SINGLE CRYSTALS
Ore controlNo Information
Materials
Ore mineralsStibnite
GangueBarite, Calcite, Chalcedony
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
StructureShear Zone Striking N5w, Dipping 70w Cuts Off The Southern Vein.Shear Zone Contains Several Small Veinlets Of Quartz And Stibnite.
AlterationThe Tuff Is Completely Silicified And Kaolinized. Argillized
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1936
Identification
Deposit ID10072160
MRDS IDW016484
Alternate namesPeterson, Willow Creek
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.6666, -116.66758
References
LAWRENCE, E.F., 1963, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 61, P. 151-153KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN, IN PRESS.