| Deposit ID | 10044864 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232483 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Blue Nugget |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.69482, 40.34213 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | TWO MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF TENABO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lander(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Tenabo(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Crescent Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle 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 | Lander |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 029N | 047E | 33 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gemstone | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Turquoise | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert |
| (1) | -116.69482, 40.34213 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Deposit In Upper Plate Of Roberts Mtn Thrust |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Imbricate Thrusts And High Angle Faults |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Bullion |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232483 |
STAGER, H.K. (1977) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF LANDER CO., NEV. BULL 88, N.B.M.
USBM (WINNEMUCCA) MILS NO. 82, REFERENCE NO. 32010500371
MORRISSEY F.R. (1968) TRUQUOISE DEPOSITS OF NEVADA, N.B.M. RENORT 17.
WRUCKECITI (1974) GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TENABO AREA, LANDER CO. NEV. USGS MAP MF-647
MORRISSEY, F.R., 1968
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TURQUOISE IN LIMONITIC BRECCIA ZONE IN FAULT. |
| Deposit | THE PROSPECT IS ON THE NORTH SLOPE OF INDIAN CREEK CANYON |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1980 | Kirkham, Richard A. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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