Alteration: Pyritized, Silicified, Sericitezed Rhyolite

Deposit: The ore is brecciated. Sulfides have been oxidated to cerussite and limonite. Shaft exposes a quartz vein at a depth of 75 feet. ; info.src : 1 pub lit; 2 unpub rept; 3 field observ

Deposit type: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein

Development: No apparent activity in 1984.

Geology: The ore is brecciated. Sulfieds have been oxidized to cerussite and limonite

Ore(s): Brecciated Rhyolite

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ⓘ Lead

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3 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Rhyolite

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ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

ⓘ 'Limonite'

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Limonite'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS

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Link to USGS MRDS:	10044126

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