| Deposit ID | 10046484 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M241651 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tex Claims |
| Related records | 10198091 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.68556, 37.92635 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1676 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lincoln(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ely Springs(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 | 065E | 33,28 PROJECTED FROM W | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrolusite | Ore |
| Wad | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 74 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 19b |
| Deposit model name | Replacement Mn |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Mendha Limestone | ||||
| Rock description | Mendha Limestone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -114.68556, 37.92635 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Faults |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NW TO E-W |
| Dip | 20-25 SW |
| Length | 18.29M |
| Width | 1.52M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Ely Springs (Lone Mountain) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Golden Triangle Exploration, Wayne Cole, Locater |
| Home office | P.O. Box 187, Pioche, Nv |
| First year | 1982 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M241651 |
BENTZ, J. AND SMITH, P., 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MN-RICH SILICIFIED FAULT ZONE, 5 FT WIDE, BLACK DUE TO ABUNDANT WAD AND MN OXIDES, CONTAINING SOME LIMONITIC GOSSAN LENSES AND BRECCIA (?) FRAGMENTS OF WHITE AND BLACK CALCITE. ZONE IS BRECCIATED AND SILICIFIED. ON NE SIDE OF SHAFT IS A RESISTANT OUTCROP OF LIMESTONE BRECCIA CEMENTED BY SILICA AND MN OXIDES. EAST OF SHAFT 2 PROSPECTS OCCUR IN MEDIUM (1-2 FT THICK) BEDS OF MARLY BROWN LIMESTONE WHICH STRIKES N45W, DIP 25 NE. LIMONITE-STAINED, SILICIFIED REPLACEMENT ZONES CUT THE ROCKS PARALLEL TO BEDDING. ONE ZONE ABOUT 3 FT WIDE WAS BRECCIATED AND FILLED WITH LIMONITE, HEMATITE, MN OXIDES, CLAY AND CALCITE. REMOBILIZED PODS OF WHITE CALCITE VEINS ARE COMMON WITHIN THE ZONE. SAMPLE 1717 IS OF WAD AND MANGAND SIDERITE, WITH VUGS FILLED WITH PYRITE, ARSENOPYRITE?, PYROLUSITE, QUARTZ AND CALCITE. ORE IS VUGGY, SLIGHTLY MAGNETIC, DENSE. |
| Deposit | COUNTY MAP OF MINES SHOWS KING MIDAS MINE AT THIS LOCALITY. HOWEVER, THE DESCRIPTION OF THE MINE IN THE COUNTY REPORT BETTER FITS SAMPLE LOCATION 1714 WHERE NW FAULT ZONE IS STOPED TO A DEPTH OF 30-40 FT. THERE IS NO STOPING OF FAULT ZONE AT THIS LOCALITY. ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1984 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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