The Epidote Claim is a tungsten mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,201 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 6,201 Feet (1,890 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 40.27917, -114.27861
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Epidote Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Epidote Claim
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: White Horse
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1943
Time Period: 1942-1943
Material type: W
Description: Cp_Grade: ^2.5 Percent Wo3 (Sorted Ore)
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1942
Discovery Year: 1942
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: W skarn
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Tactite-Silication
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THE EPIDOTE CLAIM IS A CONTACT METAMORPHIC DEPOSIT WITH SCHEELITE DISSEMINATED ERRATICALLY IN EXTENSIVE MASSES OF TACTITE COMPOSED OF GARNET, EPIDOTE, AND QUARTZ. THE TACTITE LIES ON THE CONTACT BETWEEN THE LIMESTONE AND INTRUSIVE CONTACT. IN 1942-43 12 TONS OF TUNGSTEN ORE (SORTED) WAS SHIPPED, THAT AVERAGED ABOUT 2.3% WO3. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Development): IN 1942-1943, 12 TONS OF SORTED TUNGSTEN ORE WAS SHIPPED, AVERAGING 2.3% WO3.
Comment (Deposit): CONTACT-METAMORPHIC DEPOSIT WITH SCHEELITE ERRATICALLY DISSEMINATED IN EXTENSIVE MASSES OF TACTITE ON THE CONTACT OF LIMESTONE AND QUARTZ-MONZONITE INTRUSIVE.
Comment (Geology): SEE FIELD NOTES OF TINGLEY, 8/8/80
Comment (Location): ON INTRUSIVE CONTACT
Comment (Production): IN 1942-1943, 12 TONS OF SORTED TUNGSTEN ORE WAS SHIPPED, AVERAGING 2.3% WO3
References
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, ROSCOE M., MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY NEVADA, OPEN FILE REPORT USGS, 1976-56
Reference (Deposit): NBM BULL., STAGER, H.K. (IN PREP. JAN.1984)
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
