Mine detail: Morning Star Mine

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Location: Pershing County, Nevada, United States, North America
Lat / long: 40.326, -118.49848
dep_id: 10042475
mrds_id: M060280
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold, Silver
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Gold, Silver
orebody_fm: PINCH-AND-SWELL, PODS
model: 273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
alteration: Silicification Of Granodiorite
ore_ctrl: Shear Zone And A Long Horn Felsic Dike
Reporter: Johnson, Maureen G., La Pointe, D.D., Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.)
hrock_type: Diorite
arock_type: Mafic Intrusive Rock
References:
  • Deposit:: JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULLETIN 89.
  • Deposit:: QUADE, JACK, SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION OF DISTRICT.
  • Deposit:: NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.
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