| Deposit ID | 10047334 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M242620 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Great Boiling Springs Uranium Occurrence |
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.36684, 40.66238 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1207 |
| Relative position | 1 MILE NW OF GERLACH, NEV. IN GREAT BOILING SPRINGS PARK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Washoe(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gerlach(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Gerlach(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lovelock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Quinn(hydrologic unit)
Black Rock Desert(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Washoe |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 032N | 023E | 10,15 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Result | 700-600 CPS OR 7-6 TIMES BACKGROUND, 2X10 FT, MOUNT SOPRIS. SAMPLE MEX 414 CONTAINS K-7.7, U-4.7, TH-0.7 100 SECONDS. MEX 415: K-13.9, U-8.2, TH-0.9 100 SECONDS. SAMPLE 415 OF BLACK CARBONACEOUS LAKE SEDIMENTS FROM POOL RIM CONTAINS 1.0 PPM U3O8 (ORIFICE #29). SAMPLE 416 OF SILICEOUS MUD VOLCANO CONTAINS 4.0 PPM U3O8 (ORIFICE #16). 3 WATER SAMPLES CONTAIN 0.3 PP3 U3O8 EACH. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Lake Sediments | ||
| |||
| (1) | -119.36684, 40.66238 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin And Range, Central Part Of Euged Synclinal Basin In Nevada |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | On Fault Trace Along E Side Of Granite Range |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | 0 |
| Thickness | 1.52M |
| Length | 12.19M |
| Width | 1.52M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Deephole District (Closest Area) |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M242620 |
GARSIDE, L.J. AND SCHILLING, J.H., 1979, NBMG BULL. 91, P. 76.
BRADLEY, MICHAEL T., NOV, 1979, FIELD EXAMINATION AND REPORT
BONHAM, H.F., JR., 1969, NBMG BULL 70.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | URANIUM IS PRESENT IN SILICEOUS SINTER, AND ORGANIC SEDIMENTS BUT NOT IN QUANTITY TO BE ECONOMIC. DARK GREY SILICEOUS SINTER FORMED BY PRECIPITATION AROUND HOT SPRING POOL, AND IN CARBONACEOUS DARK GREY TO BLACK SOFT, SILTY, CLAY SEDIMENTS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1985 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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