Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
TertiaryCopper, Zinc, Lead, Antimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Boulangerite, Bournonite, Gold, Malachite, Sphalerite
GanguePyrite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
Associated rockRhyolite
AlterationSericitized, Silicified, Pyritized Wallrock
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10098499
MRDS IDM060348
Alternate namesNBMG Sample Site 2561
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.44628, -118.15625
References
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89CAMERON, 1939, GEOLOGY AND MINERALIZATION OF NORTHEASTERN HUMBOLDT RANGE, NEVADA; GSA BULL. 050, P 617-618WALLACE AND TAYLOCK, 1962, SUGGESTIONS FOR PROSPECTING IN HUMBOLDT RANGE AND ADJACENT AREAS, NEVADA; IN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY RESEARCH 1962; USGS PP 450-B, P. B3-B5BONHAM, H. F., JR., 1984, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.