Sec 25-26 T25N R24E
Alteration: Silification

Deposit: A narrow tactite zone in older sediments near the contact with the granodiorite. This record has been merged with m242691, which has been deleted.

Deposit type: W skarn

Development: Activity at time of examination in 1984 included bulldozing roads for drill pads. Older cuts expose the contact.

Rock formation(s): Auld Lang Syne Group

Ore(s): Tactite Zone At Contact Of Metasediments With Granodiorite

Select Mineral List Type

Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

Mineral List

ⓘ Scheelite

1 valid mineral.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

Select Rock List Type

Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

ⓘ Diorite

ⓘ Metasedimentary rock

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Scheelite

Formula: Ca(WO₄)

References:

Johnson, Maureen G. (1977) Geology and Mineral Resources of Pershing County, Nevada. Bulletin 89. Nevada Bureau of Mines

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

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Scheelite	7.GA.05	Ca(WO₄)

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)
W	Tungsten
W	ⓘ Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)

Other Databases

Link to USGS MRDS:	10042420

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

North AmericaContinent

North America PlateTectonic Plate

Auld Lang Syne BasinBasin
Basin and Range BasinsBasin
Havallah BasinBasin
Northern Basin and RangeWide Rift
Shoofly-Olds Ferry DomainDomain
West Nevada Permian-Triassic BasinBasin

This page contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please register so you can add to our database. This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to visit any sites listed in mindat.org without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.

References

Johnson, Maureen G. (1977) Geology and Mineral Resources of Pershing County, Nevada. Bulletin 89. Nevada Bureau of Minesp.76

Quade, Jack, (1984), Field Examination and Sample Analysis: NBMG Unpublished Files (tingley).

NBMG Staff, (1985), a Mineral Inventory of the Paradise-denio and Sonoma-gerlach Resource Areas, Winnemucca District, Nevada: NBMG Ofr 85-3.

Stager, H.K., & Tingley, J.V., (1988), Tungsten Deposits in Nevada: NBMG Bull. 105. P. 183.

Quick NavTop Commodities Mineral List Rock Types Other Databases Other Regions References

Mindat.org® is an outreach project of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Mindat® and mindat.org® are registered trademarks of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy.
Copyright © mindat.org and the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy 1993-2026, except where stated. Most political location boundaries are © OpenStreetMap contributors. Mindat.org relies on the contributions of thousands of members and supporters. Founded in 2000 by Jolyon Ralph and Ida Chau.
Content on this site may not be used to train, fine-tune, or otherwise develop artificial intelligence or machine learning models without prior written permission - see our Terms & Conditions.
To cite: Ralph, J., Von Bargen, D., Martynov, P., Zhang, J., Que, X., Prabhu, A., Morrison, S. M., Li, W., Chen, W., & Ma, X. (2025). Mindat.org: The open access mineralogy database to accelerate data-intensive geoscience research. American Mineralogist, 110(6), 833–844. doi:10.2138/am-2024-9486.
Privacy Policy - Terms & Conditions - Contact Us / DMCA issues - Report a bug/vulnerability Current server date and time: September 4, 2026 13:59:05 Page updated: July 29, 2025 01:07:05

Go to top of page