Description
E.G. Carpenter, Seymour Hughes, J.M. Cammack,
Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiarySilver, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeMetamorphic
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENSES
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Pyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockMarble,Schist,Limestone · Wyman Formation
Associated rockDiorite
StructurePost-Ore Faults
AlterationSilicification; Sericitization
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1864
Identification
Deposit ID10106935
MRDS IDM242325
Alternate namesBlair Group Part
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.79744, -117.70871
References
SPURR, J.E., 1906, U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER NO. 55SHAMBERGER, HUGH A., 1970, SILVER PEAK: HISTORIC MINING CAMPS OF NEVADA SERIES, NO. 8: NEVADA HISTORICAL PRESS, CARSON CITY, NEVADA.SPURR, J.E., (1906)