 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mineralization in the Comstock District, Nevada DONALD M. HUDSON† 1540 Van Petten Street, Reno, Nevada 89503 Abstract...metal deposits of the world-renowned Comstock district of western Nevada constitute one of several superimposed...superimposed Miocene hydrothermal systems. In the district, Mesozoic metasedimentary and igneous rocks are...kaolinite alteration exposed at the periphery of the district may be linked to preore alteration near the paleowater...of subore-grade massive quartz veins and quartz-adularia stockworks were deposited in steeply to moderately |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | of Compartmentalized Fluid Flow, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Nevada BYRON R. BERGER,† U.S. Geological...V. TINGLEY, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, Nevada 89557 AND LAWRENCE...Geological Survey, National Center, MS 954, Reston, Virginia 20192 Abstract Bonanza-grade orebodies in epithermal-style...vein district world class. In the world-class silver- and gold-producing Comstock mining district, Nevada...of evidence lead to the conclusion that the Comstock lode is localized in an extensional stepover between |  | | Report (issue) | | Center, Rm 1C402, 12201 Sunnse Valley Dr • SALT LAKE CITY, Utah--Federal Bldg., Rm. 8105, 125 South State...Deposits-Part I The Goldfield Gold District, Esmeralda and Nye Counties, Nevada By ROGER P. ASH LEY The Tonopah...Precious-metal District, Esmeralda and Nye Counties, Nevada By ROGER P. ASH LEY The Republic Gold District, Ferry...Ferry County, Washington By MORTIMER H. STMTZ and ROBERT C. PEARSON The Comstock Lode Precious-metal District...District, Washoe and Storey Counties, Nevada By WILLIAM C. BAGBY and ROGER P. ASH LEY U.S. GEOlOGICAl |  | | Report (issue) | | MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE RENO 1° x 2° QUADRANGLE, NEVADA, with a comprehensive bibliography by Gary R...Figure 1. Location map of mining districts in the Reno 1° x 2° quadrangle, Nevada..........................Known production from mining districts in the Reno 1° x 2° quadrangle, Nevada..........................of mineral deposits in mining districts of the Reno 1° x 2° quadrangle, Nevada..........................prospects, and claims in the Reno 1° x 2° quadrangle, Nevada.......................................... 19 21 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | western andesite assemblage and include the Comstock Lode, Tonopah, Goldfield, Aurora, Bodie, Paradise...the United States since the discovery of the Comstock Lode in 1859. Production from these deposits through...(Long et al., 1998). Famous districts include Comstock Lode, Tonopah, Goldfield, Aurora, and Bodie, and...(acid-sulfate, quartz-alunite) and low-sulfidation (adularia-sericite) types, based on their ore assemblages...showed that lowsulfidation deposits in northern Nevada could be divided into two subtypes based on their |  | | Report (issue) | | Resources Maps of the Reno 1 o by 2 o Quadrangle, Nevada and California AVAILABILITY OF BOOKS AND MAPS...Rd. RESTON, Virginia--National Center, Rm. 1C402, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah--Federal...Resources Maps of the Reno 1 o by 2° Quadrangle, Nevada and California By DAVID A. JOHN, JOHN H. STEWART...resources maps of the Reno 1 o by 2° quadrangle, Nevada and California I by David A. John em.- (U.S. Geological...: I 19.4/2:1 078 1. Mines and mineral resources-Nevada-Reno Region. 2. Mines and mineral resourcesCalifornia |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | vein deposits,locatedmainly in the Great Basin, Nevada. The majority of sampleshave relatively light 8•sO...Deuteriumanalysesof fluid inclusionsin quartz and adularia from 15 deposits,includingthosewith •sO-rich minerals...the 1,200-footlevel of the Con Virginia mine of the ComstockLode district are unique in this study. The...of the igneous rocks and vein minerals from the Comstock and on modernconceptsof the role of meteoricwater...samplesfrom the Ag depositsis a generalphenomenon, Comstock Lode, the most prominent epithermal possibilityexists |  | Vikre, Peter G., McKee, Edwin H., Silberman, Miles L. (1988) Chronology of Miocene hydrothermal and igneous events in the western Virginia Range, Washoe, Storey, and Lyon counties, Nevada. Economic Geology, 83 (4) 864-874 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.83.4.864 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | EVENTS IN THE WESTERN VIRGINIA RANGE, WASHOE, STOREY, AND LYON COUNTIES, NEVADA PETER G. VIKRE, ASARCOIncorporated...representsuncerrocksin the western part of the Virginia Range in taintyin the measurement of radiogenic4øArand...in the Menlo Park laboratories. forms the Comstock,Silver City, Occidental, and The decayconstants usedfor...he Virginia Range Tertiary andpre-Tertiarystratigraphyof the Viradjacentto and north of Virginia City...oldestrocks north of Virginia City providesomeof the bestex- exposedat Virginia City are Mesozoicmetasediposuresof |  | | Report (issue) | | Tertiary Volcanic Rocks in Parts of the Virginia City Quadrangle, Nevada GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL...Tertiary Volcanic Rocks in Parts of the Virginia City Quadrangle, Nevada By DONALD H. WHITEBREAD GEOLOGICAL...Tertiary volcanic rocks in parts of the Virginia City quadrangle, Nevada. (Geological Survey Professional Paper...Volcanic ash, tuff, etc.-Nevada-Storey Co. 2. Volcanic ash, tuff, etc.-Nevada-Lyon Co. 3. Geology, StratigraphicMiocene...Metamorphism (Geology) 5. Geochemistry-Nevada-Storey Co. 6. Geochemistry-Nevada-Lyon Co. I. Title. II. Series: |  | Yang, K., Huntington, J. F., Boardman, J. W., Mason, P. (1999) Mapping hydrothermal alteration in the Comstock mining district, Nevada, using simulated satellite‐borne hyperspectral data. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 46 (6) 915-922 doi:10.1046/j.1440-0952.1999.00754.x | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mapping hydrothermal alteration in the Comstock mining district, Nevada, using simulated satellite-borne hyperspectral...P. MASON1 1 CSIRO Division of Exploration and Mining, PO Box 136, North Ryde, NSW 1670, Australia. Analytical...Geophysics, 4450 Arapahoe Avenue, Boulder, CO 80303, USA. 2 Hydrothermal alteration mapping with spaceborne...hyperspectral data was simulated in the Comstock mining district, Nevada in order to evaluate the mineral mapping...change in alteration assemblages across the Comstock and Silver City Faults, and a gradual variation from north |  | | Report (volume) | | Mineral Resources of the Reno 1 o by 2° Quadrangle, Nevada and California U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN...Mineral Resources of the Reno 1 o by 2° Quadrangle, Nevada and California By DAVID A. JOHN, JOHN H. STEWART...mineral resources of the Reno 1o by 2° quadrangle, Nevada and California I by David A. John ... [et al.]...resources-Nevada-Reno Region. 2. Mines and mineral resources-California. 3. Geology-Nevada-Reno Region...Volcanic-hosted epithermal gold-silver deposits 40 Adularia-sericite (Comstock) gold-silver veins 41 Quartz-alunite |  | | Report (chapter) | | Survey, Federal Center MS 964, Denver, CO 80225, USA (e-mail: bberger@usgs.gov) Abstract: High-temperature...different fault sets. The Virginia City and Goldfield mining districts, Nevada, were localized in zones...western margin of North America. The Camp Douglas mining area occurs within the same belt, but is localized...economically important precious-metal mining districts (Virginia City, Goldfield) and one economically less-important...Lower to Middle Miocene volcanic centres in western Nevada (Fig. 1). These districts provide insights into |  | | Report (issue) | | MINERALS OF NEVADA MINERALS OF NEVADA Peer Hen By CASTOR oan eGORY.C.oFER DOCK NEVADA AND BUREAU... UNIVERSITY Reno & Las Vegas OF NEVADA PRESS GEOLOGY Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special...University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright © 2004 by University of Nevada Press Photographs...otherwise noted Map of Mining Districts and significant mineral occurrences of Nevada by Nevada Bureau of Mines...Cataloging-in-Publication Data Castor, Stephen B, Minerals of Nevada / Stephen B. Castor and Gregory C. Ferdock.— Ist |  | | Report (issue) | | THE TRIASSIC TO JURASSIC MAGMATIC ARC OF WESTERN NEVADA AND EASTERN CALIFORNIA by Jeff L. Doebrich 1 ,...Open-File Report 96-9 Prepared in cooperation with the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology This report is preliminary...School of Mines, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada 89557-0047 'Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, MS...MS 178, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada 89557-0088 'U.S. Geological Survey, Retired, 8920 West 2nd................................................ Adularia-Sericite Epithermal Gold-Silver Veins ....... |  | | Journal (issue) | | Type Localities: NEVADA: steep northeast wall of glory hole, B & B mine, Esmeralda County CALIFORNIA: burnt... San Luis Obispo County TEXAS: Chisos furnace, Terlingua district, Brewster County The Texan material...Museum. The mineral is named for Curt N. Schuette, a mining geologist who specialized in mercury deposits....H ) 7 Status: valid Type Locality: Belmont, Nye County Further analysis of the type material showed it...German-American mining engineer. References: RIOTTE, E. N. (1867) Stetefeldit, eine neues mineral von Nevada. Berg- |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Deposition in theTonopah,Comstock Lode, andGoldfieldMiningDistricts,Nevada* Hos• P. TAYLOR,J'R. Abstract...the time of mineralization. ßTuscarora NEVADA 'COMSTOCK %A• ODE rata ß Round Mtn. This shouldsimplifythe...kaolinization, or as at Goldfield,to alunitization. Adularia may also be presentin the veins. In all three...Forester, 1971; Forester and FIG. 1. Index map of Nevada showing locations of the ore Taylor, 1972) that...(•$400 million), and Goldfield (•$100 million) mining districts are among the richest epithermal gold-silverdepositsin |  | Ashley, Roger P., Goetz, A.F.H., Rowan, L.C., Abrams, M.J. (1979) Detection and mapping of hydrothermally altered rocks in the vicinity of the Comstock Lode, Virginia Range, Nevada, using enhanced Landsat images. Open-File Report Vol. 1979 (79-960) US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr79960 | Report (issue) | | ALTERED ROCKS IN THE VICINITY OF THE COMSTOCK LODE, VIRGINIA RANGE, NEVADA, USING ENHANCED LANDSAT IMAGES ...for the Virginia Range and vicinity....... 4 2. Generalized geologic map of Virginia City quad............ 9 3. Map of the Virginia Range and vicinity................. 15 4. Landsat color ratio composite... 21 5. Hydrothermally altered areas of the Virginia Range..... 23 6. Average spectral curves for...ALTERED ROCKS IN THE VICINITY OF THE COMSTOCK LODE, VIRGINIA RANGE, NEVADA, USING ENHANCED LANDSAT IMAGES By |  | Price, Jonathan G., Henry, Christopher D., Castor, Stephen B., Garside, Larry, Faulds, James E. (1999) Geology of Nevada With excellent rock exposures in the desert, generally good access to collecting localities on public lands, and fine tourist attractions in the towns, Nevada is a wonderful state for rock and mineral enthusiasts. Rocks & Minerals, 74 (6) 357-363 doi:10.1080/00357529909605171 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | towns, Nevada is a wonderful state for rock and mineral enthusiasts. T he geology of Nevada is the...human history. The overall geologic history of Nevada, which spans more than 2.5 billion years (table...Many of the range-bounding faults remain active. Nevada is the third most seismically active state in the...or greater earthquake has occurred somewhere in Nevada about once every thirty years. Most faults are...(analogous to a tilted deck of cards). However, some Nevada faults are strike-slip faults, like the San Andreas |  | | Report (issue) | | in Progress for the Reno 1° x 2° CUSMAP Project, Nevada, with additional bibliography by Gary B. Sidder...GEOPHYSICS ADDITIONAL STUDIES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR MINING DISTRICTS Shady Run (Fondaway Canyon) Broken Hills...information to Sidder (1986) on deposit types and mining districts in the Reno quadrangle and additional...USGS Water Resources Division (WRD) in Carson City, Nevada, is conducting a major study of the Carson River...gold (Bagby and Berger, 1985; Tooker, 1985) and Comstock-type volcanic-hosted gold (Mosier, Singer, and |  | | Book | | f. MIMING DISTRICTS and MINERAL RESOURCES of NEVADA by FRANCIS CHURCH LINCOLN i r r i i ; %■... ; 'jxt . 1 — \ MINING DISTRICTS and MINERAL RESOURCES of NEVADA by FRANCIS CHURCH LINCOLN...LINCOLN 0 ll ; RENO NEVADA NEWSLETTER PUBLISHING COMPANY 1923 PREFACE Earlier Works. The object of...infor mation concerning the mining districts and mineral resources of Nevada. No comprehensive work of...peared for a number of years. In the early days of Nevada min ing, from 1866 to 1878, the field was covered | | | Report (issue) | | MINERALS OF NEVADA MINERALS OF NEVADA STEPHEN B. CASTOR and G R EGOR Y C . F E R D OC K l NEVADA BUREAU...association with the UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA PRESS Reno & Las Vegas Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special...University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright© 2004 by Uni versity of Nevada Press Photographs...Districts and si gnificant minernl occurrences of Nevada by Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology All rights reserved...-Publ ication Dat,i Castor, Stephen B. Minerals of Nevada/ Stephen B. Castor and Gregory C. Ferdock.- rst |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | at: No. 19, Beitucheng Western Road, Chaoyang District, 100029 Beijing, P.R. China. E-mail address:...deposition of bladed calcite, colloform quartz, and adularia, as well as the generation of steam-heated waters...et al. (1999) classified LS deposits of northern Nevada as type 1 LS (associated with a western andesite...as primary gangue minerals, illite / smectite – adularia as key proximal alteration minerals. IS deposits:...ore minerals, quartz - manganiferous carbonate ± adularia ± manganiferous silicate ± barite as gangue minerals |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | SILLITOE Fish Lake McDonald ,x Bingham ff Comstock Lode O o O Cripple Creek lound fountain Pachuca-Real...structural stock control Fish Lake Canada Bingham USA Bajo de La Alumbrera Argentina Refugio Chile Cadia...Di-Qdi CA 3.4 Yes K Yes Yes No No Newcrest Mining Staff 1996 Clark 1990 368 Cont No Mon KCA ...17 18 19 Santo Tomas II Far Southeast McDonald Comstock Cripple Creek Round Mountain Pachuca-Real del...alkaline and shoshonitic igneous rocks in the Bingham district are modelled as parental to the porphyry copper-gold |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Colorado occurrences include mines of Clear Creek County, particularly in the Georgetown area, where it...Colorado Central mines; elsewhere in Clear Creek County crystals and masses to 1 cm are reported from the...other silver minerals in mines of the Rico district, Dolores County, where it has been found as small hexagonal...Eagle County. The famous silver vein system exploited in the Bulldog mine at Creede, Mineral County, produced...Eldorado, Ouray County, and in the Golden Fleece and Monte Queen mines at Lake City, Hinsdale County. Small, |  | | Report (issue) | | NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES Vernon E. Scheid, Director BULLETIN 71 GEOLOGY OF PARTS OF THE WADSWORTH AND...QUADRANGLES, NEVADA By Robert L. Rose MACKAY SCHOOL OF MINES UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA Reno, Nevada 1969 UNIVERSITY... UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SYSTEM N EIL D. H U MPHREY, Chan cellor UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO N. Eoo ...ACKAY SCHOOL OF M INES VERNON E. SCHEID, Dean NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES NEVA DA M INING A NALYTICAL LABORATORY...Director For sale by Nevada Bureau of Mines, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, 89507. Price $2.50. |
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