Description
Robison Brothers
Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeLENSES (QUARTZ IN LIMESTONE)
Deposit sizeL
Ore controlQUARTZ LENSES IN LIMESTONE, WITH ALASKITE (PEGMATITE PHASE)
Geology
StructureNW, EW, NS FAULTS; ORE BODIES IN N-NW STRUCT., NW-SE BELT OF FOLDED, FAULTED TERTIARY SEDS E OF SIERRAS, S TO MOJAVE, N TO N. NEVADA
AlterationSULFIDE (SECONDARY); DECOMP. OF DIORITE
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1867
Discovery year1864
Identification
Deposit ID60001657
MRDS IDW002901
Alternate namesSilver Peak District
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates37.79414, -117.70512
References
SPURR, J E, 1906, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SILVER PEAK QUADRANGLE, NEVADA: USGS PROF. PAPER 55, 174 P.NOLAN, T. B., 1936, NONFERROUS-METAL DEPOSITS; USGS BULL. 871, P. 60KOSCHMANN, A H, AND BERGENDAHL, M H, 1968, PRINCIPAL GOLD PRODUCING DISTRICTS OF THE UNITED STATES; USGS PROF. PAPER 610LINCOLN, F C, 1923, MIN DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA: RENO P. 80-81