Geologic information
Identification information
| Deposit ID |
10037220 |
| MRDS ID |
M031112 |
| Record type |
Site |
| Current site name |
Houghton Mine |
| Alternate or previous names |
Victory Mine |
| Related records |
10173720 |
Geographic coordinates
|
Geographic coordinates:
|
-115.44084, 35.77167 (WGS84)
|
| Elevation |
1219 |
| Relative position |
4 MILES SOUTH OF GOODSPRINGS |
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Geographic areas
| Country |
State |
County |
| United States |
Nevada |
Clark |
Public Land Survey System information
| Meridian |
Township |
Range |
Section |
Fraction |
State |
|
025S |
058E |
14 |
|
Nevada |
Commodities
| Commodity |
Importance |
| Zinc |
Primary |
Materials information
| Materials |
Type of material |
| Calamine |
Ore |
| Hydrozincite |
Ore |
| Smithsonite |
Ore |
Host and associated rocks
| Host or associated |
Host |
| Rock type |
Sedimentary Rock
> Carbonate
> Limestone |
| Stratigraphic age (youngest) |
Mississippian |
|
Geologic structures
| Type |
Description |
Terms |
| Regional |
North Westerly Belt Of Shearing (Fredrickson Rift Zone) |
|
| Local |
Verticle & Near Verticle Fractures Cross Workings Trending Nw To Ne |
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Controls for ore emplacement
- Permeability Of Limestone
Comments on the geologic information
- ORE MINERALS IN VUGS IN THE DOLOMITE
