Gold geochemical anomaly in the Cortez district, Nevada
January 1, 1966
An area in the Cortez district, Nevada, previously established to be anomalous in arsenic, antimony, and tungsten has been found to be anomalous also in mercury and gold. Samples from narrow quartz veins, calcite veins, and shear zones in partially silicified limestone in the lower plate of the Roberts thrust fault (Cortez window) contain as much as 3.4 ounces gold per ton. The richest samples are from an outcrop, about 100 feet long, surrounded by gravels. Their economic significance is yet to be established.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 1966 |
|---|---|
| Title | Gold geochemical anomaly in the Cortez district, Nevada |
| DOI | 10.3133/cir534 |
| Authors | Ralph Leroy Erickson, G.H. Van Sickle, H. M. Nakagawa, J. H. McCarthy, Kam Leong |
| Publication Type | Report |
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Series Title | Circular |
| Series Number | 534 |
| Index ID | cir534 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |