| Deposit ID | 10047136 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M242387 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gold Crest Claims |
| Alternate or previous names | Hidden Property, NBMG Sample Sites 1176, 1177. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.25841, 37.29912 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2103 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Esmeralda(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gold Point(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Last Chance Range(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Goldfield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Cactus-Sarcobatus Flats(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Esmeralda |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 007S | 042E | 27-PROJECTED | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Jarosite | Gangue |
| Psilomelane | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone |
| Rock unit name | Wyman Formation |
| Rock description | Wyman |
| (1) | -117.25841, 37.29912 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Faults |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N40W |
| Dip | STEEP SOUTHERLY |
| Length | 30.48M |
| Width | 1.83M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Tokop District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M242387 |
NBMG BULL 78, P. 71-72, PL. 2.
USBM, 1978, MILS DATA
SMITH/BENTZ, 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION, NBMG, 6 MAY 83.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN APPEARS TO MARK A 3-6 FT SHEAR ZONE TRENDING N65W. ABUNDANT MNO2 STAINING AND PSILOMELANE COAT THE HOST ROCKS, VEIN, AND SHEAR ZONE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1982 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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