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Phosphate Occurrence

Occurrence in Nye county in Nevada, United States with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045702
MRDS ID M233498
Record type Site
Current site name Phosphate Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.53701, 38.77299 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 1 MILE UP CANYON FROM DANVILLE RUINS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nye(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Danville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mount Jefferson(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tonopah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Hot Creek-Railroad 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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Nye

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 011N 048E 22 ,PROJECTED Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • WEST OF ARGONAUT SILVER MINES, IN DANVILLE CANYON ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Apatite Ore
Chert Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 3 SAMPLES CONTAINED 6.1, 6.34 AND 0.32 % P2O5

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
    Rock unit name Correlative Of Pablo Or Diablo Formations
    Rock description Correlative Of Pablo Or Diablo Formations
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.53701, 38.77299
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Thrust Faults
Type of structure Local
Structure description Faults Offset Phosphatic Horizon

Ore body information

  • General form BEDDED
    Thickness 1.52M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Sedimentary Bedding

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1967
Discoverer Kleinhampl And Ziony

Mining district

District name Danville District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on development

  • DISCOVERED DURING RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAPPING

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., (IN PRESS) GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE COUNTY, NEV: NBMG, BULL.

  • Deposit

    USGS PP 700-C, P. C49-C60

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PHOSPHATIC ZONE IN A THICK ALLOCHTHONOUS SEQUENCE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1981 Wong, George (Roberts, Ralph) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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