California · Nevada County
Past Producer

Lava Cap-Banner-Central Group

Nevada County, California, United States
GoldSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal vein; hydrothermal stringer zone
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Orebody formTabular
Ore controlOre shoots within quartz veins and stringers formed by open-space filling. Also see ?Significant local structure? below.
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Silver, Pyrite, Galena, Arsenopyrite, Sphalerite, Freibergite, Pyrargyrite
GangueQuartz, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
Geology
Host rockArgillite,Slate,Granodiorite · "Lake Combie Complex", "Yuba Rivers Pluton"
Associated rockGranodiorite · Yuba Rivers Pluton
StructureWeimar Fault Zone, Gillis Hill Fault
Tectonic settingMagmatic arc
AlterationNone specifically reported in documents researched
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1860
Identification
Deposit ID10310707
Alternate namesCentral Consolidated, South Banner, North Banner
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates39.2275, -120.96972
References
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