| Deposit ID | 10045317 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233019 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Noguez Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.46623, 38.09354 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mineral(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Jacks Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Excelsior Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Walker Lake(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Fish Lake-Soda Spring 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 | Mineral |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 003N | 031E | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Gypsum | Gangue |
| Sulfur | Gangue |
| Model code | 177 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 27a |
| Deposit model name | Hot-spring Hg |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff | ||||
| Rock unit name | Intermediate Volcanic Rock | ||||
| Rock description | Intermediate Volcanic Rock | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -118.46623, 38.09354 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fault |
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1940 |
| Discoverer | J.G.H. Noguez |
| District name | Buena Vista District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | J. G. H. Noguez, Mount Montgomery |
| First year | 1943 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 152.4M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233019 |
BAILEY, E.H., AND PHOENIX, D.A., 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: NEVADA UNIV. BULL., V.38. NO.5, GEOLOGY AND MINING SER. NO.41.
ROSS, D.C., 1961, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 58
ROSS, D.C., 1961, TABLE 6.2
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CINNABAR IN VEINLETS, AS A COATING ON BOULDERS IN CRUSH ZONE OF FAULT IN SILICIFIED TERTIARY TUFF; GYPSUM AND SULFUR OCCUR LOCALLY IN MODERATE AMOUNTS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1981 | Flynn, Patricia D. (Tingley, J. V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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