Geology of a uranium deposit in the Virginia Mountains, Washoe County, Nevada
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Authors
Brooks, Howard
Issue Date
1956
Type
Thesis
Language
en_US
Keywords
Geology , Virginia Mountains , Tuff , Rhyolite , Andesite , Uranium , Dikes , Faults , Stratigraphy , Volcanic , Mudflow , Mineralogy , Mineral Deposits , Delongchamps , Homestake Mining Company , Mackay Theses and Dissertations Grant Collection
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Abstract
The rocks found in the area of study are mainly Mio-Pliocene welded rhyolite tuffs and are part of the acid and intermediate pyroclastic rocks that cover much of west central Nevada. Uranium minerals have been found in the fractures of an andesite dike.
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Thesis Number: Tm B873.
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Publisher
University of Nevada, Reno
License
In Copyright(All Rights Reserved)