| Deposit ID | 10044142 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231488 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Jamesonite Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.15014, 40.2599 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2035 |
| Relative position | WEST SLOPE OF BLACK RIDGE |
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)
Carson Desert(hydrologic unit)
Carson(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Lahontan(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 | 028N | 034E | 27 | NW OF SW | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Jamesonite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 6.34% CU, 0.6-17.1 OZ. AG |
|---|---|
| Result | 0.12 OZ. AU/TON |
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -118.15014, 40.2599 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Rochester District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231488 |
KNOPF, A. 1924, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS ROCHESTER DISTRICT, NEVADA: USGS BULL. 762
VIKRE, P.G., 1978, GEOLOGY AND SILVER MINERALIZATION OF THE ROCHESTER DISTRICT, PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; PH.D. THESIS STANFORD UNIV.
BONHAM, H. F., JR., 25 SEP 84, NBMG DISTRICT EXAMINATION
NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PROSPECT CONSISTS OF SEVERAL ADITS AND ONE SHAFT AT SLIGHTLY HIGHER ELEVATION. JAMESONITE-QUARTZ VEIN WITH SPHALERITE, PYRITE AND GALENA OCCUR IN A NARROW FISSURE VEIN IN LEUCOGRANITE NEAR A CONTACT WITH THE OVERLYING WEAVER RHYOLITE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Deposit | JAMESMITE-QUARTZ VEIN OCCURS IN A NARROW FISSURE VEIN IN LEVCOGRANITE NEAR A CONTACT WITH THE OVERLYING WEAVER RHYOLITE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1980 | Royse, Sue E. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1986 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1994 | Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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