| Deposit ID | 10098659 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M241554 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Chapman Mine |
| Related records | 10222422 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.45056, 37.92385 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1996 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lincoln(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pioche(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Caliente(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Caliente(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Meadow Valley Wash(hydrologic unit)
Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Lincoln |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 001N | 067E | 27 | NW OF NE | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Lead | Ore |
| Jarosite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLE 1420 CONTAINS 500 PPM AG, 500 PPM AS, 1000 PPM BA, 100 PPM CU, GREATER THAN 20000 PPM PB, 1500 PPM SB, 100 PPM SN, 200 PPM ZN. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Prospect Mountain Quartzite | ||||
| Rock description | Prospect Mountain Quartzite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -114.45056, 37.92385 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fractures. |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Pioche District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Pioche Mines Co. |
| First year | 1932 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M241554 |
USGS P.P. 171, P. 56-57.
ABBOTT, J.W., 1907, MIN. & SCI. PRESS.
SHAW, S.F., 1909, ENG. & MIN. JOUR., VOL. 88.
SMITH, P. AND BENTZ, J., 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION, AUG. 23, 1983
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CHAPMAN VEIN. VEIN FILLING RANGES FROM A LOOSE RUBBLE OF ANGULAR QUARTZITE FRAGMENTS TO A BRECCIA CEMENTED BY LEAD CARBONATE, LIMONITE, AND JAROSITE. VEIN RANGES IN THICKNESS FROM A FEW INCHES TO A FEW FEET HIGH-GRADE STREAK IS NARROW AND VERY SILICEOUS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-84 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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