 | | 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...cristobalite, alunite, and kaolinite alteration exposed at the periphery of the district may be linked to preore...and in the lower parts of orebodies in the Comstock lode, but it was deposited in the upper parts of |  | | 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: |  | | 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 |  | | 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 |  | 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...of hydrothermal alteration minerals, including kaolinite, dickite, illite, chlorite, alunite and carbonate |  | 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 |  | | 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...showed that lowsulfidation deposits in northern Nevada could be divided into two subtypes based on their...ve Ri Yellowstone Hot Spot Wyoming 0 Ma 40° Nevada S ie GREAT BASIN rra NNR Utah Ne da va California |  | | 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) | | has been an important industry in the economy of Nevada, the Silver State, since territorial times (1861)...area and created the state (1864). There are 526 mining districts in the state, 60 of which produce nonmetallic...(Tingley 1998). Three major mining booms have occurred in Nevada: 1860-1880 (Comstock and other silver Downloaded...precious-metal mining with the development of low-grade, large-tonnage mines. I n 1997 Nevada ranked first...percent, respectively, of total U.S. production. Nevada also produced 148 million pounds of copper, 4 percent |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Relations in the Comstock Lode PETER G. VIKRE ASARCO, Inc., 510 East Plumb Lane, Reno, Nevada 89502 Abstract...Comstockdistrict 15 mi (24 km) southeastof Reno,Nevada,formed 13.7 Ma in Mioceneeruptiverocksof the Alta...at the northend of the lode (CedarHill) to <235øC at the southend of the lode (AmericanFlat), contained<1...additional bonanzas awaitdiscovery alongunexplored Comstock faultsegments withindeclining palcothermalgradientsto...north. 0361-0128/89/982/1574-3053.00 15 74 COMSTOCK LODE,FLUID-MINERALRELATIONS Introduction THE Comstocklodeis |  | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 08:10 15 April 2015 T he discovery of the Comstock lode in the early 1850s was a long time in coming...gold fields of California on a trail from Salt Lake City, Utah. A few of these ’49ers, while pausing for...including Sandy Bowers, Joe Platos, and Henry Comstock, staked claims. By the time Pat McLaughlin and...astonishment when out of nowhere appeared Henry Comstock, who, upon examination of the pale dust, began...quickly, so O’Riley and McLaughlin agreed to take in Comstock and Penrod as equal partners. Unknown to the men |  | | 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 |  | | 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- |  | | 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 (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...epithermal gold-silver deposits 40 Adularia-sericite (Comstock) gold-silver veins 41 Quartz-alunite (acid-sulfate) |  | | Report (issue) | | Geophysical Studies in Part of the Virginia City Quadrangle, Nevada Preliminary Results of Geological...Geophysical Studies in Part of the Virginia City Quadrangle, Nevada By Donald H. Whitebread and Donald...Index map showing location of Virginia City quadrangle, Comstock Lode district, and limit:;' of the Cornwall...GEOPHYSICAL STUDIES IN PART OF THE VIRGINIA CITY QUADRANGLE, NEVADA By DONALD H. WHITEBREAD and DONALD...DONALD B. HOOVER The Comstock Lode district is one of the world's greatest precious-metal producers. From | | | 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 |  | | 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 |  | | 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...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...All three of thesemining districtsoccurin western Nevada (see Fig. 1) in gently dipping, Tertiary volcanic |  | | Report (issue) | | Geology of the Steamboat Springs Area Washoe County, Nevada G E 0 L 0 G I CAL SURVEY P R 0 FE S S I 0 N...Geology of the Steamboat Springs Area Washoe County, Nevada By G. A. THOMPSON and D. E. WHITE GEOLOGY AND...AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AREA, NEVADA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 458-A Volcanic...Rose quadrangle and additional data from the Virginia City and nearby quadrangles UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT...________ _ Little Valley __________________________ _ Virginia Range ______ "' _____________________ _ Steamboat |  | | Journal (issue) | | Mason L. Bingham Portland C. W. F. Jacobs Ce~amist Mining Engineer Ralph S. Mason F. W. Libbey, Director...**** IIISTORICAL OUTLINE OF THE MINING LAWS Introduotion The mining laws of European countries had an...setting up ,of a system of mining laws in the United States. The laws governing mining operatione in continental...mineral lands and governmental control. In England mining laws were liberally administered and individual...on rules set up in the organization of the first mining distriots in California. Early United States laws |  | | 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....................... THE LUCKY BOY AND PAMLICO MINING DISTRICTS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY by Daniel R. Shawe |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | at: No. 19, Beitucheng Western Road, Chaoyang District, 100029 Beijing, P.R. China. E-mail address:...et al. (1999) classified LS deposits of northern Nevada as type 1 LS (associated with a western andesite...alteration minerals. Lithocap: blankets of alunite, kaolinite, and vuggy quartz formed from acid leaching of...important in the 600-km-long Walker Lane in Nevada (e.g., Comstock Lode), the 750-km-long Sierra Madre Occidental...Ciobanu et al., 2002; Grancea et al., 2002), Baguio district of the Philippines and Morobe goldfield of Papua |  | | Report (issue) | | 345MiddlefieldRd. RESTON, Virginia-503 National Center, Rm. 1C402,12201 Sunrise Valley Dr. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah-Federal...discoveries in South Dakota, Alaska, Colorado, and Nevada provided new sources to help finance the country's...gold price increase in 1934 again stimulated gold mining. An all time high in annual gold production of...World War II. The government order restricting gold mining in the United States during the war resulted in...mid-level quartz-vein system of the California Mother Lode and numerous porphyry-copper systems of the Western |
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