| Deposit ID | 10045568 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233335 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Beryl Prospects |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.5534, 40.40492 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2256 |
| Relative position | W SLOPE OF RUBY MTS., 9 MILES E. OF JIGGS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Green Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Ruby Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Elko(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Fork Humboldt(hydrologic unit)
Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(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 | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 029N | 057E | 09,04,16 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Beryllium Critical | Primary |
| Uranium | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Beryl | Ore |
| Muscovite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 46 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 15a |
| Deposit model name | W veins |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| (1) | -115.5534, 40.40492 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Width | 0.46M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1942 |
| District name | Gilbert Canyon Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233335 |
SMITH, ROSCOE M., MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, USGS OPEN FILE REPORT, 1976-56
OLSON & H. INRICHS, 1960, US. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1082-D
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE GILBERT CANYON PEGMATITE AREA WAS EXPLORED PRIOR TO 1942 FOR BERYL BY MEANS OF SMALL PITS AND TRENCHES. ONE PROSPECT IN GILBERT CANYON 18' WIDE CONTAINED FEW SCATTERED BERYL CRYSTALS 2"-3" ACROSS, AND A LITTLE COLUMBITETANTALITE AND URANINITE. A FINE GRAINED PEGMATITE ON THE N. SIDE OF MCCUTCHEON CREEK (SEE 4) CONTAINS A FEW GREEN BERYL CRYSTALS AND A LITTLE COLUMBITE-TANTALITE. NO PRODUCTION IS RECORDED FROM THIS AREA THROUGH 1969. ; INFO.SRC : |
| Deposit | BERYL CRYSTALS 2" TO 3" ACROSS AND A LITTLE COLUMBITE, TANTALITE, AND URANINITE OCCUR IN PEGMATITE DIKES |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1979 | Tingley, J.V. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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