| Deposit ID | 10047203 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M242464 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Alpine Eagle Claims |
| Alternate or previous names | NBMG Sample Site 2005 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.54314, 38.02438 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1807 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 500 M SOUTH OF THE MAIN SHAFT OF ALPINE EAGLE MINE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Esmeralda(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gilbert SE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Tonopah(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tonopah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Southern Big Smoky 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 | Esmeralda |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 002N | 039E | 14 PROJECTED FROM NORTH | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Porphyry > Lamprophyre | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| Rock unit name | Reed Dolomite |
| Rock description | Reed Dolomite |
| (1) | -117.54314, 38.02438 |
|---|
| Strike | N20W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 40 SE |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Lone/Mountain District; Alpine District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M242464 |
4 FIELD EXAMINATION, 4/29/83 TINGLEY, J.V., 1983
PHARISS, E.J., 1974, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ALPINE MINING DISTRICT, ESMERALDA COUNTY, NEVADA: M.S. THESIS, UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA.
ALBERS,J.P. AND STEWART, J.H., 1972, NBMG BULL 78.
NBMG OFR 83-8, 83-11, 83-12, 1983
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RECRYSTALIZED ZONE IN DOLOMITE ALONG CONTACT WITH LAMPROPHYRE DIKE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1985 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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