| Deposit ID | 10098612 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232495 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Turquoise 50 Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.74176, 40.22713 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | TWO MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FROM GOLD ACRES |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lander(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cortez Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Crescent Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Humboldt(hydrologic unit)
Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(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 | Lander |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 027N | 046E | 12 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gemstone | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Turquoise | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert |
| Rock unit name | Valmy Formation |
| Rock description | Valmy Formation |
| (1) | -116.74176, 40.22713 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Deposit In Upper Plate Of Roberts Mtn Thrust |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Bullion |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Saxon, John |
| Home office | Battle Mountain, Nv |
| First year | 1968 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232495 |
STAGER H.K. (1977) GEOLOGY & MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER CO. NEV., N.B.M. BULL 88
USBM (WINNEMUCCA) MILS NO. 45, REFERENCE NO. 3201500366
MORRISSEY F.R. (1968) TURQUOISE DEPOSITS OF NEVADA, NEV. BUR. OF MINES REPORT 17
WRUCKE C.T. (1974) GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TENABO AREA, ALNDER CO. NEV., USGS MAP MF-647
MORRISSEY, F.R., 1968
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TURQUOISE OCCURS AS SEAMS AND VEINLETS IN SHALE AND A SILL |
| Deposit | DEVELOPEMENT ON THE PROPERTY CONSISTS OF SEVERAL SMALL PROSPECT PITS AND TRENCHES AND A SHORT ADIT. LAST OWNER OF RECORD WAS JOHN SAXON OF BATTLE MTN. NEV. (MORRISSEY). THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE EAST SLOPE OF SQUAW BUTTE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1980 | Kirkham, Richard A. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.