Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryFluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Model150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlMineralization Follows Northerly-Trending Faults Of Small Displacement Near Which The Limestone Is Irregularly Replaced For Short Distances Along Bedding
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueCalcite, Pyrite, Sericite
Other materialsFluorite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · White Caps Limestone
StructureMajor Faults Strike Ne And Show Evidence Of Post-Mineral Movement. Zanzibar Thrust Fault Forms Northern Limit Of Mineralization.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10103954
MRDS IDM231675
Alternate namesUnion No. 2 Mine, Earle Mine, Union Amalgamated Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.53382, -117.05981
References
KRAL, V.E., 1951, MINERAL RESOURCES OF NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL. 50, P. 125FERGUSON, H.G., 1924, GEOL. AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MANHATTAN DISTRICT: USGS BULL 723, P. 153-154.UNPUBLISHED REPORT, NBMG FILE 240, ITEM 1.FERGUSON, P. 153.