| Deposit ID | 10046053 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233966 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mick Mica? Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.45896, 40.40242 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2134 |
| Relative position | MICA CREEK AREA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Franklin Lake NW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Ruby Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Elko(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Long-Ruby 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)
Ruby Mountains Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Beryllium Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Beryl | Ore |
| Mica | Ore |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 46 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 15a |
| Deposit model name | W veins |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite |
| (1) | -115.45896, 40.40242 |
|---|
| Strike | N-S |
|---|---|
| Dip | 90 |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Valley View (Ruby Range) |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233966 |
SMITH, ROSCOE M., MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, USGS OPEN FILE REPORT, 1976-96
OLSON, J.C. AND HINRICHS, E.N. BERYL BEARING PEGMATITES IN THE RUBY MTS. AND OTHER AREAS IN NEVADA AND NORTHWESTERN ARIZONA. USGS BULL 1082-D 1960
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MICA BOOKS IN PEGMATITE DIKES-SPARSE BERYL CRYSTALS ALSO |
| Deposit | THE MICA MINE IS LOCATED IN MICA CANYON ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1979 | Tingley, J.V. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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