| Deposit ID | 10045780 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233604 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Train Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Tom Molly Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.09314, 38.54965 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2146 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 1.0 AIRMILE N25E FROM PEAK OF MOUNT MORIAH (USLM 189), Utm To Shaft In Vicinity Of Prospect 250 M |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nye(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Manhattan(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Ione Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tonopah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Southern Big Smoky Valley(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 | Nye |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 008N;008N | 043;044E | 13;18 | E2 OF E2 (13); W2 OF W2 (18) | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Gemstone | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Strengite | Ore |
| Turquoise | Ore |
| Variscite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate |
| Rock unit name | Toquima |
| Rock description | Toquima |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| (1) | -117.09314, 38.54965 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NE |
| Dip | STEEP |
| Thickness | 0.15M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1910 |
| Discoverer | Percy Train |
| District name | Manhattan District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mr. T. E. Colligan Of Manhattan |
| First year | 1965 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233604 |
USGS BULL 723, P. 94-96.
USBM MILS FILE, 1979
MORRISSEY, F.R., 1968, NBMG REPORT 17, P. 25
TONOPAH-TIMES-BONANZA, GOLDFIELD NEWS, 1966
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SMALL VEINS IRREGULARLY TRAVERSING SLATE ALONG SHEAR ZONES |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-82 | La Pointe, D. D. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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