| Deposit ID | 10047428 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M242729 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | NBMG Sample Site 2423 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.55432, 41.09988 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1676 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Humboldt(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Red Butte(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Jackson Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Vya(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)
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 | 037N | 031E | D6 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Antimony Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| Cadmium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Iron | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLE 2423, SELECT SAMPLE FROM CUT WITH ABUNDANT CU OXIDES CONTAINS 2% FE, 3% MG, 15% CA, 0.1% TI, 500 PPM MN, 500 PPM AG, 700 PPM AS, 6.5 PPM AU (BY AA ANALYSIS), 100 PPM B, 1500 PPM BA, 500 PPM CD, 50 PPM CO, 20 PPM CR, +20000 PPM CU, 15 PPM NI, 200 PPM PB, +10000 PPM SB, 300 PPM SR, 50 PPM V, 5000 PPM ZN. |
|---|
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| (1) | -118.55432, 41.09988 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Red Butte District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Harris Family? Winnemucca, Nevada |
| First year | 1984 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M242729 |
JONES, R.B., 14 AUG 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.
WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL 85-3.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | HIGHLY ALTERED COARSE-GRAINED INTRUSIVE WITH MINOR CALCITE VEINING, MUCH FE OXIDE, CU OXIDES PLAINLY VISIBLE IN WHAT APPEAR TO BE QUARTZ VEINS ASSOCIATED WITH GRANITIC DIKES FLOAT-COARSE-GRAINED CHLORITIZED DIORITE IN IMMEDIATE AREA, BUT DOES NOT OUTCROP. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-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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