Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formPODS, TABULAR TO IRREGULAR
Ore controlThrust (?) Fault
Materials
Ore mineralsPowellite, Scheelite
GangueCalcite, Iron, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Pale Canyon Limestone
Associated rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
AlterationSilicification; Oxidation
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1942
Last production1942
Discovery year1941
Identification
Deposit ID10100744
MRDS IDM233812
Alternate namesMurphy, Fred Claims, Walker
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.59939, -114.69307
References
TSCHANZ, C.M. AND PAMPEYAN, E.H., 1970, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN COUNTY, NEVADA; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULL. 73, 187P.FIELD CHECK BENTZ AND SMITH, NBMG, 1981NBM BULL., STAGER,H.K. (IN PREP. JAN 1984)