Scott Klett Prospect

Occurrence in Blanco county in Texas, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065847
MRDS ID TC41281
Record type Site
Current site name Scott Klett Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -98.37532, 30.29189 (WGS84)
Elevation 384
Relative position 5.4 MI W OF JOHNSON CITY.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Blanco(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Johnson City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Pedernales River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Llano(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Pedernales(hydrologic unit)

Middle Colorado-Llano(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado-San Bernard Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Blanco

Comments on the location information

  • ON BOTH SIDES OF PEDERNALES RIVER.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Dolomite Gangue

Analytical data

Result 0.01-1.47% PB, 0.00-0.21% ZN

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 224
USGS model code 32a
Deposit model name Mississippi Valley, S.E. Missouri Pb-Zn
Mark3 model number 42

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Town Mountain Granite
    Rock description Town Mountain Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mesoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mesoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Riley Formation, Cap Mountain Limestone Member
    Rock description Riley Formation, Cap Mountain Limestone Mbr

Nearby scientific data

(1) -98.37532, 30.29189

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Onlap Of Lcamb Sediments On Prec Granite Dome.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Central Texas

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Scott Klett

Comments on the workings information

  • 6 PROSPECT PITS, 2 OPEN CUTS, INCLINE SHAFT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1994 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.