Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold, Tungsten, Copper
SecondaryLead, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formSTRINGERS, IRREGULAR REPLACEMENT BODIES
Ore controlOre Found At Or Adjacent To Intrusive Contact Between Granodiorite, Diorite And Lmst. Usually Conc. In Clay-Altered Lmst. Beds Adjacent To Garnetite; Localized By Favorable Beds
Materials
Ore mineralsCerargyrite, Galena, Hematite, Magnetite
GangueLimestone
Other materialsPyrite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Luning Formation;Dunlap Form
StructureComplex System Of Normal Faults Extensive Folding
AlterationKaolinization, Limonitization, Propyllitization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10105795
MRDS IDW016420
Alternate namesVlincaid, Luning
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.53325, -118.10095
References
1922 RECON CLARK, C. W., UNIV. OF CA PUB. VOL. 14 NO. 11928 RECON FOSHAG, ORE DEPOSITS OF HAWTHORNE QUAD. (UNPUB.)1915 RECON HILL, J. M., BULL. 5941961 RECON ROSS, D. L., BULL. 58COUCH, CARPENTER, 1943 , NEV. METAL AND MINERAL PROD., UNIV. OF NEV. BULL., VOL. 37 , NO. 4