| Deposit ID | 10046460 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M241626 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sample Site 1393 |
| Related records | 10246682 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.59334, 37.96579 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2207 |
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)
Dry Lake Valley(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(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 | 08 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Antimony Critical | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Barite | Unknown |
| Result | SAMPLE 1393 CONTAINS 500 PPM MN, 500 PPM AG, 2000 PPM AS GREATER THAN 5000 PPM BA, 100 PPM CD, 1000 PPM CU, 70 PPM MO, 20000 PPM PB, 5000 PPM SR, GREATER THAN 10000 PPM ZN. |
|---|
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Highland Peak |
| Rock description | Highland Peak |
| (1) | Carbonate Shelf Sequence - Dolomite, limestone, and shale |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fractures |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N50W |
| Dip | 45 NE |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Highland District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 7.62M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M241626 |
SMITH, P. AND BENTZ, 1983 FIELD EXAMINATION ON SEPT 16, 1983
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | QUARTZ VEINS ASSOCIATED WITH INTRUSIVE, WHICH IS COMPOSED OF CRYSTALLINE QUARTZ INTERGROWN WITH CALCITE, DISCREET BARITE LATHS AND SIDERITE AND CARRIED CRYSTALLINE PYRITE AND GALENA. LATER INFUSIONS OF SILICA; INTERGROWN DRUSY QUARTZ CRYSTALS WITH CERUSSITE. HEMATITE, MALACHITE AND CHRYSOCOLLA COAT EXPOSED SURFACES AND OCCUR AS INCLUSIONS IN THE LATE-STAGE QUARTZ CRYSTALS. THE DIKE IS HIGHLY FRACTURED AND CRUSHED. LIMESTONE CARRIES OXIDIZED SEDIMENTARY PYRITE CRYSTALS. MN OZ STAINS ON EXPOSED SURFACES. ORE IS SLIGHTLY GOSSANY. A YELLOW-GREEN CRUSTY MATERIAL (ANGLESITE?) COATS SURFACES (POSSIBLY SB OXIDE AS A RESULT OF ALTERATION OF TETRAHEDRITE.) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1984 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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