| Deposit ID | 10103545 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M030072 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Smithsonite Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Polly Pry Claim, Crown Claim |
| Related records | 10173705 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.54501, 35.82444 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1280 |
| Relative position | 6 MILES DUE WEST OF GOODSPRINGS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Clark(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Shenandoah Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mesquite Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Kingman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Ivanpah-Pahrump Valleys(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(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 | Clark |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 024S | 057E | 25 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Aurichalcite | Ore |
| Calamine | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Wulfenite | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -115.54501, 35.82444 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Large Scale Overthrusts |
| Strike | N 40 W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 10 SW |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Goodsprings |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 64.01M |
| Overall depth | 16.76M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M030072 |
HEWETT, 1931 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF GOODSPRINGS QUAD., USGS PROF. PAPER 162 , P. 141 .
LONGWELL, C. R., PAMPEYAN, E. H., BOWYER, B., ROBERTS, R. J., 1965 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CLARK CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 62 , P. 196 .
SCHILLING, 1962 B, MOLYBDENUM IN NEVADA, NEV. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT 2 .
HEWETT, 1931
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1978 | Theodore, Ted G. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1979 | Harner, Joy L. (Roberts, Ralph J.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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