| Deposit ID | 10042505 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060318 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sulfur Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | NBMG Sample Site 2392 |
| Related records | 10198597 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.25654, 40.59267 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | IN HUMBOLDT VALLEY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pershing(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rye Patch Reservoir South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Eugene Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lovelock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Humboldt(hydrologic unit)
Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Pershing |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 032N | 033E | 33 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sulfur | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Sulfur | Ore |
| Result | SAMPLE 2392 WAS CHIPPED FROM EXPOSED VEINS IN CALCIFIED TUFFS- SOME SULFUR. |
|---|
| Model code | 104 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25a |
| Deposit model name | Hot-spring Au-Ag |
| Mark3 model number | 45 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel |
| (1) | -118.25654, 40.59267 |
|---|
| General form | MASSIVE CONE |
|---|---|
| Length | 304.8M |
| Width | 213.36M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Imlay District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060318 |
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL 89
VANDERBURG, 1936, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN PERSHING CO., NEVADA: USBM 1C 6902
QUADE, JACK, 13 JUNE 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | KNOWN SINCE 1870'S BUT LITTLE WORK DONE ON IT TILL 1936. THE SULFUR OCCURS ON THE SURFACE IN A CONE FORMED BY AN EXTINCT HOT SPRING. DEPOSIT IS CAPPED WITH SEVERAL FEET OF CALCAREOUS MATERIAL. IT IS 1000 FT LONG AND 700 FT. WIDE STANDING 15 FT. ABOVE LEVEL OF SURROUNDING TERRAIN ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Deposit | THE SULFUR APPEARS ON THE SURFACE IN A CONE FORMED BY AN EXTINCT HOT SPRING. IT IS CAPPED WITH SEVERAL FEET OF CALCAREOUS MATERIAL AND STANDS 15 FT ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE SURROUNDING TERRAIN. LARGE AMORPHOUS MASSES OF SULFUR OCCUR INTERMIXED WITH GYPSUM. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1973 | Johnson, Maureen G. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1985 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1980 | Royse, Sue E. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1994 | Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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