Description
George F. Reed
Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
SecondaryGold
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR SMALL MASSES, VEINLETS
Ore controlPartly Controlled By Eastward Dipping Faults.
Materials
Ore mineralsFluorite
GangueClay, Kaolinite, Montmorillonite, Quartz, Sericite, Stibiconite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Nopah Formation
Associated rockPlutonic Rock
StructureA 40 Ft Wide Fault Zone Trending N-Nw, Dipping 75-80 E.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1958
Identification
Deposit ID10103970
MRDS IDM231940
Alternate namesDiamond Queen
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.8383, -116.63727
References
PAPKE, K.G., 1979, FLUORSPAR IN NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 93, P. 43-47CORNWALL, H.R., AND KLEINHAMPL, F.J., 1961, GEOLOGY OF THE BARE MOUNTAIN QUAD.: USGS MAP GQ - 157.KRAL, V.E., 1951, MINERAL RESOURCES OF NYE CO.: NBMG BULL. 50, P. 63.PAPKE, 1979, P. 45