| Deposit ID | 10047215 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M242481 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Northern Alpine Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.5562, 38.0355 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 1500 FT NE OF THE ALPINE 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 | 11 PROJECTED FROM NORTH | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrolusite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Talc | Gangue |
| Tremolite | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLE OF GALENA RAN 5.8 OZ/T AG, .21 OZ/T AU |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| |||||||
| 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) | -117.5562, 38.0355 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fault |
| General form | TABULAR,LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 0.61M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Lone Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 54.86M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M242481 |
PHARISS,E.I., 1974, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ALPINE DISTRICT, ESMERALDA COUNTY, NEVADA: M.S. THESIS, UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA.
SPURR,J.E., 1906, USGS P.P. 55.
ALBERS,J.P. AND STEWART,J.H., 1972, NBMG BULL. 78.
NBMG OFR 83-8, 83-11, 1983
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PROPERTY IS ON TREND WITH THE SHEAR THAT INTRODUCED MINERALIZATION AT THE ALPINE MINE. ADIT GOES IN ON A 2FT THICK QUARTZ LENS CONTAINING 5% GALENA |
| 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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