Description
W.H. Smith And C.W. Cook
Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead, Copper
SecondarySilver, Gold
TertiaryPlatinum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formBRECCIA ZONE
Ore controlBreccia Zones; Ore Follows Faults
Materials
Ore mineralsAurichalcite, Bornite, Calamine, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Jarosite, Malachite, Plumbojarosite
GangueLimonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Dolomite · Anchor Limestone;Bullion Dolomite
Associated rockBasalt
StructureLarge-Scale Overthrusts, Nw Trending Breccia Zones. Considerable Folding
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1899
Identification
Deposit ID10111424
MRDS IDM031094
Alternate namesRosella, Sandy, Gulch Claims
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.82611, -115.56112
References
HEWETT, D.F., 1931, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF GOODSPRINGS QUADRANGLE, NEVADA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 162, P. 118-120.LONGWELL, C.R., PAMPEYAN, E.H., BOWYER, BEN, AND ROBERTS, R.J., 1965, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA: NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 62, P. 102-108.KNOPF, ADOLPH, 1915, A GOLD-PLATINUM-PALLADIUM LODE IN SOUTHERN NEVADA, IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 620, P. 12.LONGWELL AND OTHERS, 1965.