Mine detail: Unnamed Barite

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Location: Eureka County, Nevada, United States, North America
Lat / long: 40.36019, -116.30536
dep_id: 10044720
mrds_id: M232295
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Barium-Barite
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Barite
orebody_fm: TABULAR
alteration: Silicification Of Country Rock
ore_ctrl: Shear Zones
Reporter: Kirkham, Richard A.
hrock_unit: Frenchie Creek Rhyolite
hrock_type: Rhyolite
arock_unit: Frenchie Creek Rhyolite
arock_type: Granite
References:
  • Deposit:: ROBERTS R.J., ETAL (1967) GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESURCES OF EUREKA CO., NEV. BUR OF MINES BULL 64
  • Deposit:: USBM (WINNEMUCCA) MILS NO. 83, REFERENCE NO. 3201100200
  • Deposit:: MUFFLER L.J. (1964) GEOLOGY OF THE FRENCHIE CREEK QUADRANGLE, NEV., USGS BULL 1179
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