Deposit: Mine is on a fault-breccia vein 2-6 ft wide which appears to persist downward belo W the 100-ft level. Vein is grey fault-brecciated andesite partly replaced by vuggy quartz stained by Fe and Mn oxides. In places it is fairly siliceous and its metal content, mostly free gold was As much As $20/ton.

Deposit type: Epithermal vein, Comstock

Ore(s): Fault Zone

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Commodity List

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ⓘ Gold

ⓘ Silver

Mineral List

4 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ Andesite

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Acanthite

Formula: Ag₂S

References:

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

ⓘ Chlorargyrite

Formula: AgCl

References:

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

ⓘ Cinnabar

Formula: HgS

References:

Castor, Stephen B., Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

ⓘ 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
ⓘ	Acanthite	2.BA.35	Ag₂S
ⓘ	Cinnabar	2.CD.15a	HgS
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘ	Chlorargyrite	3.AA.15	AgCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Acanthite	Ag₂S
S	ⓘ Cinnabar	HgS
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Chlorargyrite	AgCl
Ag	Silver
Ag	ⓘ Acanthite	Ag₂S
Ag	ⓘ Chlorargyrite	AgCl
Hg	Mercury
Hg	ⓘ Cinnabar	HgS

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Link to USGS MRDS:	10047618

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

North AmericaContinent

North America PlateTectonic Plate

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

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References

Schrader, F.C., (1947), Unpublished Report on the Carson Sink Area, USGS OFR

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