| Deposit ID | 10044868 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232487 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Little Gem Turquoise |
| Alternate or previous names | Cracker Jack |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.70815, 40.31991 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 1 1/2 MILES WEST 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 | 028N | 047E | 07 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gemstone | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Turquoise | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert |
| Rock unit name | Valmy Formation |
| Rock description | Valmy Formation |
| (1) | -116.70815, 40.31991 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Deposit In Upper Plate Of Roberts Mountain Thrust |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Imbricate Thrusts And High Angle Basih Range 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 | M232487 |
MORRISSEY, F.R., (1968)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE MINE IS ON THE CREST OF A SOUTHERLY TRENDING RIDGE. DEVELOPEMENT CONSISTS OF NUMEROUS PROSPECTS PITS, CUTS, AND SHALLOW UNDERGROUND WORKINGS ALONG THE CREST OF THE RIDGE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1980 | Kirkham, Richard A. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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