Mine detail: Steiner Mine

Previously called 'NBMG Sample Site 2828'

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Location: Pershing County, Nevada, United States, North America
Lat / long: 40.376, -118.5132
dep_id: 10042474
mrds_id: M060278
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold, Silver
Trace mineral: Lead, Antimony, Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Gold, Silver
orebody_fm: PINCH-AND-SWELL, PODS
model: 150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
alteration: Silicification Of Granodiorite
ore_ctrl: Shear Zone And A Long Hornfelsic Dike
Reporter: Johnson, Maureen G., La Pointe, D.D., Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.)
hrock_type: Diorite
arock_type: Hornfels
References:
  • JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 8
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