| Deposit ID | 10044187 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231551 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Silver Spring Stock |
| Alternate or previous names | Silver Spring Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.48171, 38.84716 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2201 |
| Relative position | 1.8 MILES SW OF WHITE PINE PEAK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nye(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
White Pine Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Duckwater(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lund(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Hot Creek-Railroad Valleys(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Currant Mountain Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Nye |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 011N | 058E | 05 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Model code | 42 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 14a |
| Deposit model name | W skarn |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Silver Spring Stock | ||||||
| Rock description | Silver Spring Stock | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -115.48171, 38.84716 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Bedding- N25w, 15ne; Fracturing Of Skarn Perhaps Related To The Igneous Intrusion |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Currant District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231551 |
KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN, IN PRESS.
BLM UNIT RESOURCE ANALYSIS, 1977, MINERAL RESOURCE ANALYSIS OF THE DUCKWATER PLANNING UNIT (407) IN THE ELY DISTRICT, PREPARED (UPDATED)BY W.D. CRANDELL.
BENTZ, TINGLEY, SMITH; FIELD EXAMINATION, JUNE15,198A G3 82 05
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINERALIZED AREA IS ALONG CONTACT ZONE OF GRANITIC ROCK AND SHALES AND LIMESTONE. CONTACT IS UNDULATORY AND CUTS ACROSS BEDDING. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1980 | Wong, George (Roberts, Ralph) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1984 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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