| Deposit ID | 10047472 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M242828 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | NBMG Sample Site 2339 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.93763, 40.08601 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1400 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pershing(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Logan Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fish Creek Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Dixie 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 | Pershing |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 026N | 036E | 33 | NW OF NW OF NE | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Result | SAMPLE 2339 FROM CINNABAR-BEARING LIMESTONE ON DUMP CONTAINS 5 % FE, +10 % MG, +20 % CA, 0.005 % TI, 5000 PPM MN, 2 PPM AG, 500 PPM BA, 20 PPM CU, 7 PPM NI, 200 PPM PB, 200 PPM SR, 10 PPM V, AND 500 PPM ZN. |
|---|
| Model code | 177 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 27a |
| Deposit model name | Hot-spring Hg |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Boyer Ranch | ||||
| Rock description | Boyer Ranch | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -117.93763, 40.08601 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N45E |
| Dip | 65 SE |
| Width | 1M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Table Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M242828 |
GARSIDE, L. J., 15 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE SITE ANALYSIS.
JOHNSON, M. G., 1977, NBMG BULL 89, PL. I.
BAILEY, E. H., RYTUBA, J. J., AND JONES, R. B., 1984, UNPUB. DATA ON MERCURY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CINNABAR OCCURS AS FRACTURE COATING IN MEDIUM GRAY RECRYSTALIZED LIMESTONE. THE WORKINGS ARE ALONG A N45E, 65 SE FAULT ZONE UP TO 1M WIDE IN THE LIMESTONE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1987 | 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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