Lat / long: | 37.88965, -118.31788 |
Primary: | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper |
Ore: | Chalcopyrite, Galena |
Gangue: | Alunite, Clay, Iron, Pyrite, Quartz |
Discovery year: | 1862 |
Operation type: | Unknown |
Deposit type: | Vein |
Production size: | Small |
Development status: | Past Producer |
First production started: | 1873 |
Host rock: | Palmetto Formation |
Host type: | Metasedimentary Rock,Shale,Quartz Latite |
Associated rock: | Inyo Batholith |
Associated type: | Hornblendite,Quartz Latite,Granite |
Structure: | Ne-Trending Fault; Other Structures Noted Trend N20-40w, 90; N80e, 75se; N-S, 40e. |
MRDS | M242124 |
DEP | 10104115 |
Reference | {Deposit:: ALBERS, J.P. AND STEWART, J.H., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF ESMERALDA COUNTY, NV; N.B.M.G. BULL. 78}{Deposit:: MILS, 1979, USBM}{Deposit:: LINCOLN, F.C., 1923, P. 140}{Deposit:: TINGLEY, J.V., 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION ON 12 AUGUST 1982.}{Deposit:: USGS MAP GO-1013} |
Reporter | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) |