| Deposit ID | 10044865 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232484 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Color Back |
| Alternate or previous names | Turquoise Boy |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.68899, 40.36408 (WGS84) |
|---|
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 | 02 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gemstone | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Turquoise | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert |
| Rock unit name | Slaven Chert |
| Rock description | Slaven Chert |
| (1) | -116.68899, 40.36408 |
|---|
| 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 TO IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1939 |
| District name | Bullion |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Edgar, J. W. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Edgar, J. W. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232484 |
STAGER, H.K. (1977) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF LANDER CO. NEV., N.B.M. BULL 88
USBM (WINNEMUCCA) MILS NO. 87, REFERENCE NO. 3201500377
MORRISSEY F.R. (1968) TURQUOISE DEPOSITS OF NEVADA, N. B. M. REPT 17
WRUCKE C.T. (1974) GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TENABO AREA, LANDER CO., NEV., USGS MAP MF-647
MORRISSEY, F.R., 1968
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TURQUOISE ASSOCIATED WITH AN ALTERED SILL INTRUDING BLACK CHERT. BRECCIATED BLACK CHERT CONTAINS MOST OF THE TURQUOISE. |
| Deposit | THE DEPOSIT WAS DISCOVERED IN 1939. AT LEAST 1,500 LBS OF GOOD QUALITY TURQUOISE HAS BEEN REMOVED. THE LAST RECORDED OWNER WAS T.W. EDGAR (MORRISSEY) DEVELOPEMENT CONSISTS OF A SHORT INCLINED SHAFT AND AND CLONGATE PARTLY CAVED STOPE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1980 | Kirkham, Richard A. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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