| Deposit ID | 10043893 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231192 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ciran Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | New Strike Prospect, Yellow Jacket Group |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.06568, 39.38241 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1768 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Churchill(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Wonder Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fallon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Reno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Dixie Valley(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(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 | Churchill |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 015N | 035E | 32 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Model code | 150 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25c |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal vein, Comstock |
| Mark3 model number | 16 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | -118.06568, 39.38241 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Faults |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | 60 NE |
| Length | 152.4M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Wonder |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231192 |
SCHRADER, F. C., UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON THE CARSON SINK AREA, NEVADA, 1947; NBMG FILES
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE DEPOSITS OCCUR MAINLY IN A LODE ON THE CONTACT OF A 90-FOOT WIDE THYOLITIC DIKE WITH COUNTRY ROCK QUARTZ LATITE. THE DEPOSITS OCCUR MOSTLY IN THE FOOTWALL RHYOLITE. THE GANGUE IS LARGELY JASPEROID REPLACEMENT QUARTZ STAINED REDDISH WITH HEMATITE. THE LODE DIPS 60NE AND CROPPINGS EXTEND THROUGH A VERTICAL RANGE OF SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET. THE OPENINGS ARE A TUNNEL, CUTS, TRENCHES, AND TEST HOLES. SOME ASSAYS ARE SAID TO HAVE YIELDED 30 OZ SILVER AND $170 GOLD TO THE TON. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | VEIN AT CONTACT OF RHYOLITE DIKE WITH QUARTZ LATITE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1980 | Flynn, Patricia Dodd | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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