Geologic information
Identification information
| Deposit ID |
10098614 |
| MRDS ID |
M232523 |
| Record type |
Site |
| Current site name |
Silver Side |
Geographic areas
| Country |
State |
County |
| United States |
Nevada |
Lander |
Public Land Survey System information
| Meridian |
Township |
Range |
Section |
Fraction |
State |
| Mount Diablo |
028N |
047E |
06 |
|
Nevada |
Commodities
| Commodity |
Importance |
| Silver |
Primary |
Materials information
| Materials |
Type of material |
| Cerargyrite |
Ore |
Host and associated rocks
| Host or associated |
Associated |
| Rock type |
Plutonic Rock
> Mafic Intrusive Rock
> Diorite |
| Stratigraphic age (youngest) |
Oligocene |
| Stratigraphic age (youngest) |
Late Ordovician |
| Stratigraphic age (youngest) |
Late Ordovician |
|
| Host or associated |
Host |
| Rock type |
Metamorphic Rock
> Metasedimentary Rock
> Quartzite |
| Host or associated |
Host |
| Rock type |
Sedimentary Rock
> Chemical Sediment
> Chert |
Geologic structures
| Type of structure |
Regional |
| Structure description |
Deposit Is Upper Plate Of Roberts Mtn Thrust |
Controls for ore emplacement
- Sheeted And Faulted Cones In The Country Rock Served To Localize Intrusive Dikes & Hydrothermal Fluids.
