Quartz Prospectce

Prospect in Washoe county in Nevada, United States with commodity Silica
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10135240
MAS/MILS ID 0320310234
Record type Site
Current site name Quartz Prospectce
Alternate or previous names Quartz Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -119.2841, 39.94049 (WGS84)
Elevation 1463
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washoe(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Russell Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Reno(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Reno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Pyramid-Winnemucca Lakes(hydrologic unit)

Truckee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Washoe

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 024 N 024 E 21 N2NE Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silica Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -119.2841, 39.94049

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, NIMERALS FOR INDUSTRY - NORTHERN

  • Deposit

    NEVADA AND NORTHWESTERN UTAH, P. 53.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CONE-SHAPED QUARTZ OUTCROP ABOUT 200 FT HIGH WITH A BASE DIAMETER OF ABOUT 500 FT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 08-MAR-93 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Nevada resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.