Mine detail: Fitting Fault Prospects

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Location: Pershing County, Nevada, United States, North America
Lat / long: 40.35184, -118.10875
dep_id: 10040579
mrds_id: M055404
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Trace mineral: Mercury
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
model: 273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
ore_ctrl: Shear Zone (Fitting Fault)
Reporter: Gassaway, Judith S., Royse, Sue E., Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.)
arock_type: Rhyolite
Structure: Fitting Fault (Trending N-Nw), Normal Fault
References:
  • Deposit:: JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89
  • Deposit:: WALLACE ETAL., 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE UNIONVILLE QUADRANGLE, PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA, USGS MAP GQ-820
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