| Deposit ID | 10047560 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M242924 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Double Check Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.81213, 40.19155 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Washoe(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Astor Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Kumiva Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lovelock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Honey-Eagle Lakes(hydrologic unit)
North Lahontan(hydrologic accounting unit)
North Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)
California(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 | Washoe |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 027N | 019E | 23 | SE | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Calcium | Primary |
| Diatomite | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calcite | Ore |
| Diatomite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit | ||
| |||
| (1) | -119.81213, 40.19155 |
|---|
| General form | BLANKET, BEDDED |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1919 |
| District name | Sand Pass Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M242924 |
TINGLEY, J.V., 1987, UNPUBLISHED DATA ON THE KUMIVA PEAK 1:100000 MAP AREA.
PAPKE, K.G., 1969 IN BONHAM, H.F., JR., NBMG BULL 70, P. 108-110.
LINCOLN, F.C., 1923, MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA: NEVADA NEWSLETTER PRESS, RENO, NV; P. 234.
PAPKE, 1969
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | UNCONSOLIDATED DEPOSIT OF ALGAL CALCIUM CARBONATE DEPOSITS ARE REMNANTS OF A SINGLE, FLATLYING BED WITHIN A SEQUENCE OF IMPURE DIATOMITE. CARBONATE BED IS SEVERAL FEET TO 12 FT THICK LACUSTRINE DEPOSITS WHICH ACCUMULATED IN SHALLOW EMBAYMENTS ALONG THE RELATIVELY OPEN SHORELINE OF LAKE LAHONTAN. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1988 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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