| Deposit ID | 10047409 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M242708 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dry Hills Tactite Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | NBMG Sample Site 2619 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.20402, 41.28072 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1673 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Humboldt(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dry Hills North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Osgood Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
McDermitt(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Little 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 | Humboldt |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 039N | 042E | 0211 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Result | SAMPLE 2619 IS OF GARNET SKARN WITH FE-MN GOSSAN, COARSE-GRAINED AMBER GARNET, MINOR CU OXIDE STAIN, QUARTZ, OPEN SPACES FILLED WITH OXIDES, FINE-GRAINED FE-OXIDE-RICH JASPEROID. IT CONTAINS +20% FE, 0.2% MG, 7% CA, 0.01% TI, 700 PPM MN, 20 PPM AG, 200 PPM AS, 100 PPM B, 50 PPM BA, 5 PPM CO, 2000 PPM CU, 500 PPM MO, 10 PPM NI, 20 PPM PB, 70 PPM SN, 100 PPM V, 100 PPM W, 10 PPM Y, 3000 PPM ZN. |
|---|
| Model code | 59 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 18b |
| Deposit model name | Skarn Cu |
| Mark3 model number | 8 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Skarn (Tactite) |
| Rock unit name | Antler Peak Limestone |
| Rock description | Antler Peak Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -117.20402, 41.28072 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Reg.Struct: Ne-Trending Thrust Fault |
| General form | ROUGHLY TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 50 E |
| Dip | 50 NW |
| Width | 1.83M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Potosi District; Getchell District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Conoco, (1970'S-Drilling) |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M242708 |
TINGLEY, J.V., 7 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION, AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS
NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.
WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL 59, PL. I.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | IRON-MANGANESE-RICH GOSSAN IN COARSE-GRAINED GARNET SKARN ALONG CONTACT OF APLITE DIKE AND GREY LIMESTONE. CONTACT APPROXIMATELY N50E, 50 NW DIP; DIKE ON WEST SIDE, SILICATED ROCK EXPOSED IN TRENCHES. SKARN ZONE ABOUT 6 FT WIDE AS EXPOSED IN OLD SHAFT; MNO, FE OX AND CU OX STAINING. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1986 | 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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