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Unnamed Prospect

Occurrence in Brewster county in Texas, United States with commodity Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10085701
MRDS ID W701331
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Prospect
Alternate or previous names Unnamed Prospect Near Maravillas Canyon

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -102.76601, 29.58912 (WGS84)
Relative position 52 MI (83 KM) SSE OF MARATHON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Brewster(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bourland Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dove Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Emory Peak(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Federal lands

Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River(National Wild & Scenic River)

National Wild & Scenic River NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Brewster

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Gangue

Analytical data

Result REPORTEDLY ONLY A TRACE OF SILVER IN SPECTROGRAPHIC ANALYSES OF TWO SAMPLES FROM THIS PROSPECT.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Glen Rose Limestone
    Rock description Glen Rose Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) Glen Rose Limestone
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Black Gap Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PRICE, J. G., HENRY, C. D., AND STANDEN, A. R., 1983, ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MINERAL DEPOSITS IN TRANS-PECOS TEXAS: BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY (TEXAS), MINERAL RESOURCE CIRCULAR NO. 73, 108 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1990 Paidakovich, Matthew E. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAR-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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