| Deposit ID | 10046459 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M241625 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Blue Bell Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Roeder Claims, NBMG Sample Site 1389 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.57862, 37.96329 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2179 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lincoln(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Highland Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Caliente(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Caliente(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Meadow Valley Wash(hydrologic unit)
Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)
Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Lincoln |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 001N | 066E | 09 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Jarosite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLE 1389 CONTAINS GREATER THAN 20% FE, 3000 PPM MN, 2000 PPM AS, 50 PPM AG, 1000 PPM CU, GREATER THAN 20000 PPM PB, 100 PPM SB, 200 PPM SN, 5000 PPM ZN. |
|---|
| Model code | 72 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 19a |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic replacement |
| Mark3 model number | 47 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | Carbonate Shelf Sequence - Dolomite, limestone, and shale |
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| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fault |
| Strike | N 85 W |
|---|---|
| Dip | SW STEEPLY |
| Thickness | 1.52M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1870 |
| District name | Highland District |
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| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M241625 |
TSCHANTZ, C.M., & PAMPEYAN, E.H., 1970, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN CO., NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 73, P. 150.
SMITH, P. AND BENTZ, J., 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION OF AUG. 16, 1983.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1860-1880? |
| Deposit | FAULT BRECCIA LIMESTONE CEMENTED WITH GRAINY CRYSTALLINE CALCITE AND QUARTZ, WHICH CARRIES FINE-GRAINED GALENA INTERGROWN WITH SPHALERITE ALTERING TO ANGLESITE (?) (OR OTHER GREEN ALTERATION MATERIAL) AND PYRITE GHOSTS. FAULT ZONE IS HYDROTHERMALLY ALTERED TO SILICEOUS GOSSAN AND HEAVILY STAINED WITH FE-MN OXIDES. NEAR THE FAULT, THE LIMESTONE IS UNEVENLY SILICIFIED. FRACTURE SURFACES IN THE GOSSAN AND LIMESTONE ARE COATED WITH OPALINE SILICA AND VERY FINE-GRAINED CALCITE, AND CAVITIES ARE LINED WITH DRUSY QUARTZ. BOXWORKS IN THE GOSSAN ARE COATED WITH LIMONITE AND VERY FINE-GRAINED INTERGROWN JAROSITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1984 | Lyles, B.F. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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