| Deposit ID | 10046546 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M241727 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Emerald Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | NBMG Sample Site 1772, Emerald and Emerald No. 1 Claims |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.7367, 38.03551 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2438 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lincoln(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Badger Gulch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Quinn Canyon Range(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lund(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Sand Spring-Tikaboo 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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Lincoln |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 002N | 056E | 30 | NE | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | BEST MATERIAL ESIMATED AT 50% CAF2, BUT MOST IS 20% |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) |
| (1) | -115.7367, 38.03551 |
|---|
| Strike | N 80 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | NEAR VERTICAL |
| Length | 9.14M |
| Width | 4.57M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1952 |
| Discoverer | Hubert Welch & Willis Walch |
| District name | Quinn Canyon District; Willow Creek District District; Willow Creek District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M241727 |
PAPKE, K.G., 1979, FLUORSPAR OF NEVADA, NBMG, BULL 93, PG. 58
SAINBURY, C.L. & KLEINHAMPL, F.J., 1969, FLUORITE DEPOSITS OF QUINN CANYON RANGE, NEV., USGS, 1272-C, P. 18-19.
QUADE, JACK, 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT, MAY 31,1984.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PROSPECT PITS OCCUR ALONG NARROW N80E VEINS IN LIGHT GREY PORPHYRITIC RHYOLITE. THE VEIN IS FE-MN STAINED, VUGGY, SLIGHTLY GREENISH FLUORSPAR/QUARTZ WHICH APPEARS TO BE VERY LOW GRADE AND SMALL IN QUANTITY. SAMPLE 1772 DID NOT HAVE DETECTABLE GOLD. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1983 | Lyles, B.F. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1985 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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