| Deposit ID | 10042593 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060433 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tule Prospect Sec. 34 |
| Related records | 10296427 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.37458, 40.07434 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1402 |
| Relative position | 12 MI. SE OF LOVELOCK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pershing(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Wildhorse Spring(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)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)
Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Pershing |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 026N | 032E | 34 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Result | GOSSANS: 17.9% FE & 12.6% S TO 60% FE & 0.62% |
|---|
| Model code | 62 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 18d |
| Deposit model name | Skarn Fe |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -118.37458, 40.07434 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Wild Horse District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060433 |
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULLETIN 89.
MOORE, 1971, CALIFORNIA-NEVADA IRON RESOURCES & IRON ORE MARKETS; USBM IC 8511, P. 204-205.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY-NORTHERN NEVADA & NORTHWESTERN UTAH-SUMMARY OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1958-61, V.I. SO. PACIFIC CO, SAN FRANCISCO, P.19
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | AT THIS PROSPECT, DISSEMINATED MAGNETITE AND PYRITE OCCUR NEAR A DIORITE STOCK IN CALCAREOUS METAMORPHIC ROCKS CAPPED BY SHALLOW GOSSAN OF HEMATITE AND LIMONITE PRODUCED BY WEATHERING, 20 FEET THICK. FIRE DRILL HOLES INDICATE A MAGNETITE TO PYRITE RATIO OF 5:4. |
| Deposit | TRENCHING AND CORE DRILLING WAS DONE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1973 | Johnson, Maureen G. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1987 | La Pointe, D.D. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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