Mine detail: Wells Cargo Mine

Previously called 'Carp MineCharlotte ClaimsIron Blossom Group of 22 Claims Nbmg Sample Sites 1730, 1731, 576, 577Spar Group Claims'

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Location

Lat / long:

37.21165, -114.29054

Resource(B)

Primary:	Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary:	Barium-Barite, Manganese
Ore:	Barite, Fluorite
Gangue:	Calcite, Dolomite, Montmorillonite
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR
Discovery year:	1942

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host type:	Carbonate,Limestone,Dolomite
Structure:	Nw-Striking, High Angle Faults
Alteration processes:	Some Hydrothermal Alteration Of Dolomitic Rocks Adjacent To Fluorspar Bodies, Some Along Bedding Planes

References

MRDS	M241542
DEP	10046393
Reference	{Deposit:: TSCHANZ, C.M. AND PAMPEYAN, E.H., 1970, NBMG BULL 73, P. 122-124.}{Deposit:: PAPKE, K.G., 1979, NBMG BULL. 93, P. 24-28.}{Deposit:: PAPKE, K.G., 1984, BARITE IN NEVADA, NBMG BULL 98, P. 104, PL. I, II.}{Deposit:: BENTZ, J. AND SMITH, P., 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION, 9/21/83}{Deposit:: GRAPEVINE SPRING G-E-M RESOURCES AREA TECHNICAL REPORT, 1983, FOR BLM.}{Production:: PAPKE, K.G., 1979, P. 24-25.}
Reporter	La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.)