| Deposit ID | 10047547 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M242910 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Trinity Silver Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Seka Claims, NBMG Sample Site 3282, U.S. Borax Prospect |
| Related records | 10310378 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.61127, 40.39656 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pershing(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Natchez Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lovelock(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lovelock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Granite Springs Valley(hydrologic unit)
Truckee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Pershing |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 029N | 030E | 09,10 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Iron | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLE 3282 OF "OXIDE ORE" |
|---|
| Model code | 150 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25c |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal vein, Comstock |
| Mark3 model number | 16 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | -118.61127, 40.39656 |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Trinity District |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. Borax And Chemical Co. |
| First year | 1987 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M242910 |
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, NBMG BULL 89, PL. 1.
TINGLEY, J.V., 1987, UNPUBLISHED DATA FROM REPORT ON KUMIVA PEAK 1:100000 MAP AREA
TINGLEY, J.V. AND BONHAM, H.F.,JR., 1987, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BRECCIA ZONES ASSOCIATED WITH RHYOLITE INTRUSIVES WHICH CUT RHYOLITE FLOWS AND METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS. PYRITE AND SILVER SULFIDES ARE DISSEMINATED IN RHYOLITE AND OCCUR AS FRACTURE COATINGS WITH QUARTZ IN THE BRECCIA ZONES; OUTCROP OF ZONE IS OXIDIZED; FRACTURES ARE COATED WITH ORANGE BROWN LIMONITE, BOTRYOIDAL MN OXIDES; VUGS IN THE BRECCIA ARE FILLED WITH LIMONITE AND CLEAR, ACICULAR QUARTZ CRYSTALS. OXIDE ORE ZONE IN SECTION 9 APPEARS TO FOLLOW A NE TREND. THE REPORTED SULFIDE ZONE IN SEC. 10 IS EXPOSED ALONG A NARROW DRAINAGE THAT EXTENDS SOUTH FROM WILLOW CANYON. METASEDIMENTARY ROCK OUTCROPS LIMIT THE EXTENT OF THE DISSEMINATED, RHYOLITE-HOSTED ORE ZONE TO THE NE AND EAST. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1988 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 06-NOV-1992 | Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) | U.S. Geological Survey | CHECKED AND MODIFIED ROCK TYPE, ROCK UNIT AND AGES FIELDS. |
| Editor | 01-SEP-1994 | Mosier, Dan | U.S. Geological Survey |
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