| Deposit ID | 10047346 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M242633 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | NBMG Sample Site 2531 |
| Alternate or previous names | Unknown Prospect, Im Claim Block? |
| Related records | 10271845 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.19904, 40.59267 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1676 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pershing(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Star Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Eugene Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lovelock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Humboldt(hydrologic unit)
Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(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 | Pershing |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 032N;032N | 033E;034E | 36,31 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLE 2531 OF CARBONACEOUS PRIDA CARBONATES, SILICIFIED WITH QUARTZ VEIN, PYRITE, IRON OXIDES, CONTAINS 3% FE, 0.5% MG, 2% CA, 0.15% TI, 150 PPM MN, 1000 PPM AS, 0.15 PPM AU (AA ANALYSIS), 50 PPM B, 30 PPM BA, 30 PPM CR, 5 PPM CU, 10 PPM MO, 20 PPM NI, 20 PPM PB, 100 PPM SR, 20 PPM V. |
|---|
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| Rock unit name | Prida;Grass Valley | ||
| Rock description | Prida;Grass Valley | ||
| |||
| (1) | -118.19904, 40.59267 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Thrust Fault |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Imlay District; Humboldt District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M242633 |
BONHAM, H.F., JR., 28 AUG 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
SILBERLING, N.J. AND WALLACE, R.E. 1967, USGS MAP GQ-666
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, NBMG BULL 89, PG. 2
NBMG OFR 85-3, 1985.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | QUARTZ VEINS ALONG THRUST CONTACT. BRECCIATED QUARTZ VEINS AND PODS AND SILICIFICATION ALONG THRUST CONTACT BETWEEN PRIDA AND GRASS VALLEY FM. SIMILAR TO SAMPLE 2529 CARBONACEOUS LIMESTONE WITH DISSEMINATED PYRITE ON DUMP, BRECCIATED VEIN QUARTZ WITH PYRITE AND JASPEROID. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1985 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1994 | Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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