Mine detail: Unnamed Antimony Prospect

Previously called 'Unnamed Location Sprr'

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Location: Pershing County, Nevada, United States, North America
Lat / long: 40.23046, -118.24791
dep_id: 10040322
mrds_id: M055039
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Antimony, Mercury
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Cinnabar, Stibnite
gangue: Calcite
orebody_fm: VEIN
model: 177: Hot-spring Hg
Reporter: Gassaway, Judith S., Royse, Sue E., Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.)
hrock_unit: Dun Glen Formation
hrock_type: Limestone
arock_type: Diorite
Structure: Nw Trending Fault
References:
  • Deposit:: JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 89
  • Deposit:: SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY-NORTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWESTERN UTAH-SUMMARY OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1955-1961: VOL. 1, SO PACIFIC CO., SAN FRANCISCO 94105
  • Deposit:: WALLACE, ET AL, 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BUFFALO MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, PERSHING AND CHURCHILL COUNTIES, NEVADA: USGS MAP GQ - 821.
  • Deposit:: WALLACE, ET. AL., 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BUFFALO MTN. QUAD., PERSHING AND CHURCHILL COUNTIES, NEVADA, USGS MAP GQ821.
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