| Deposit ID | 10044460 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231883 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sunbeam Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | NBMG Sample Location 1774, Sunbeam and Half Moon Claims |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.71754, 38.03023 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2438 |
| Relative position | EAST OF DAVIS CREEK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lincoln(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Badger Gulch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Quinn Canyon Range(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lund(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Sand Spring-Tikaboo 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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Lincoln |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 002N | 056E | 18 | SE OF SE | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) |
| (1) | -115.71754, 38.03023 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fault, N55e, 45-65 Nw |
| General form | POD |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 30-50 E |
| Dip | 50-60 SE |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1953 |
| Discoverer | Hubert Welch And Willis Walch |
| District name | Quinn Canyon District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Wood, Norman |
| First year | 1976 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231883 |
SAINSBURY, C.L. AND KLEINHAMPL, F.J., 1969, FLUORITE DEPOSITS OF THE QUINN CANYON RANGE: USGS BULL. 1272-C, P. 18
PAPKE, K. G., 1979, NBMG BULL 93, P. 57-58
QUADE, JACK, 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT, MAY 31, 1984.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FLUORSPAR OCCURS IN ALTERED ZONE TRENDING N55E, ABOUT 50 FT WIDE. FLUORITE IS IN VEINS AND PODS, DISSEMINATED ALONG VEINS AND VEINLETS IN A HIGHLY SILICIFIED/BRECCIATED MATRIX. THE HOST ROCK IS A PORPHYRITIC LATITE THAT HAS BEEN SILICIFIED ALONG THE MARGINS OF THE VEIN. ALTERATION INCLUDES ABUNDANT IRON OXIDES. SAMPLE 1774 CONTAINS 0.05 AU. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1981 | Wong, George (Roberts, Ralph) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1985 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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