| Deposit ID | 10047211 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M242475 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dutchess Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Dutchess Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.57036, 38.04161 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1524 |
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 | 11 PROJECTED FROM NORTH | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Jarosite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrolusite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone |
| Rock unit name | Wyman Formation |
| Rock description | Wyman |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -117.57036, 38.04161 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Lee Fault, Fractures |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | 90 |
| Width | 0.61M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Lone Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M242475 |
PHARISS,E.I., 1974, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ALPINE MINING D ISTRICT, ESMERALDA COUNTY, NEVADA: M.S.THESIS, UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, P.87-88
ALBERS,J.P. AND STEWART,J.H. 1972, NBMG BULL 78.
NBMG OFR 83-8, 83-11, 1983
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINERALIZATION IN NARROW DISCONTINOUS QUARTZ VEINS, GOSSAN OF BLACK,OCHEROUS GOETHITE,PYROLUSITE, HEMATITE,MINOR JAROSITE CAPS QUARTZ. WORKINGS ARE IN AN IMBRICATE SHEAR ZONE PARALLELLING THE "LEE" FAULT. |
| 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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