| Deposit ID | 10042543 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060366 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hamilton Beryl Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | NBMG Sample Site 2559 |
| Related records | 10198635 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.23597, 40.30796 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1524 |
| Relative position | SOUTH SIDE LIMERICK CANYON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pershing(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rochester(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lovelock(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 | 028N | 033E | 11 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Beryllium Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Tin Critical | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Beryl | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLE 2559, DUMP GRAB OF PRIDA LIMESTONE, SHALE, JASPEROID WITH CU OXIDES AND TETRAHEDRITE CONTAINS 0.5 % FE, 0.1- % MG, 3 % CA, 0.005 % TI, 300 PPM MN, 200 PPM AG, 200 PPM B, -1.5 PPM BE, 10 PPM BI, 200 PPM CD, 10 PPM CR, 1500 PPM CU, 100- PPM MO, 10 PPM NI, 5000 PPM PB, 150 PPM SB, +1000 PPM SN, 10 -PPM V, 1500 PPM ZN. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Prida |
| Rock description | Prida |
| (1) | Humboldt Assemblage - Limestone, dolomite, shale, sandstone, and conglomerate |
|---|
| Strike | N10E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 80E |
| Width | 1M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Rochester District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060366 |
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 89
BONHAM, H. F., JR., 25 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | QUARTZ VEINS AND JASPEROID DEVELOPED IN PRIDA LIMESTONE AND CARBONACEOUS SHALY LIMESTONE. ONE VEIN APPROXIMATELY P-ARALLEL TO BEDDING UP TO 0.5 M WIDE. MAIN STRUCTURE UP TO 1 M -WIDE STRIKES N10E, DIP 80E, OCCURS ALONG MARGIN OF JASPEROID. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1973 | Johnson, Maureen G. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1986 | La Pointe, D. D. | 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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