| Deposit ID | 10037692 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M035864 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bluestone Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.2307, 38.95991 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1646 |
| Relative position | EAST SLOPE SINGATSE RANGE, 2 MILES WEST OF MASON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lyon(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Yerington(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Smith Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Walker Lake(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Walker(hydrologic unit)
Walker(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Lyon |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 013N | 025E | 30 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Andradite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Wollastonite | Gangue |
| Model code | 59 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 18b |
| Deposit model name | Skarn Cu |
| Mark3 model number | 8 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||
| Rock unit name | Yerington Batholith | ||
| Rock description | Yerington Batholith | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Hornfels |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble |
| (1) | -119.2307, 38.95991 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Numerous Faults One Of Which Being Transverse |
| General form | ELLIPTICAL |
|---|---|
| Length | 121.92M |
| Width | 60.96M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1885 |
| District name | Yerington |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 2133.6M |
| Overall depth | 91.44M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M035864 |
KNOPF, A., 1918 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE YERINGTON DISTRICT, NEV., USGS PROF. PAPER 114
1907 RECON MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS
1918 GEOLMAP KNOPF, A., USGS PROF. PAPER 114
1969 RECON NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 75
COUCH AND CARPENTER, 1943 , NEV. METAL AND MINERAL PROD., UNIV. OF NEV. BULL. VOL. 27 , NO. 4
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MUCH OF AREA OUTLINED COMPOSED OF TOO LOW GRADE TO BE CONSIDERED ECONOMIC ORE. REFER TO RECORD NO. M035865 FOR SPECIFIC CONTACT AUREOLE INFO. |
| Deposit | BLUESTONE IS THE OLDEST MINE IN THE DISTRICT |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1880'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1979 | Fiebelkorn, J. B. (Stewart, J. H.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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