Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeL
Orebody formSTRATABOUND, BEDDED
Ore controlStratigraphic Chert Beds
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Witherite
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Chert · Slaven Formation;Slaven Formation
Associated rockDiabase
StructureDeposit In Upper Plate Of Robert Mtn Thrust. Barite Deposits Have A Spatial Relationship To The Antler Orogenic Belt, With Bedded Barite In The Center Of The Trend, And Vein Type Occurrences On Either Side.
AlterationHost Rocks Generally Unalterred, Dikes Argillized At Contacts, And Have Baked & Bleached The Enclosing Ore & Host Rocks.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10103991
MRDS IDM232429
Alternate namesNevada Barite, Milchem, Barium King
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.63694, -116.72778
References
STAGER H.K. (1977) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF LANDER CO. NEV., N.B.M. BULL 88USBM (WINNEMUCCA) MILS NO. 209, REFERENCE NO 3201500057MITCHELL A.W. (1977) GEOLOGY OF BARITE DEPOSITS IN NORTH-CENTRAL NEV, MS THESIS, UNRMiller, M., 2013, Barite, in Industrial Minerals Review 2012: Mining Engineering, v. 65, no. 7, p. 41-42.STAGER, H.K., 1977