Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeFISSURE VEINS
Deposit sizeL
Ore controlFISSURE VEINS IN GNEISS & SCHIST, QTZ MONZONITE
Geology
StructureSHATTERED QTZ MONZONITE; FISSURES IN OLDER ROCK, N-S BELT OF PRE-CAMBRIAN SCHIST & GNEISSES
AlterationSILICIFICATION
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1861
Discovery year1857
Identification
Deposit ID60001652
MRDS IDW002896
Alternate namesColorado District
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates35.7056, -114.79942
References
RANSOME, F. L. 1907, PRELIM. ACCT. OF GOLDFIELD, BULLFROG, AND OTHER MINING DISTRICTS OF S. NEVADA: USGS BULL. 303, P. 64-79KOSCHMANN, AH AND BERGENDAHL, M. H., 1968, PRINCIPAL GOLD PRODUCING DISTRICTS OF THE U.S.: USGS PROF. PAPER 610, P. 174SPURR, JE, 1903, DESCRIPTIVE GEOL. OF NEV. S. OF THE 40TH PARALLEL: USGS BULL. 208 (LAS VEGAS RANGE)LINCOLN, FC, 1923, MIN. DIST. AND MIN. RESOURCES OF NEVADA: RENO, NEV. NEWSLETTER, P. 19.HILL, 1912, MINING DIST OF WEST US: USGS BULL. 507 P. 201