Zunyite Lode

Occurrence in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Aluminum, Chlorine, Fluorine-Fluorite
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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10221546
MAS/MILS ID 0320070744
Record type Site
Current site name Zunyite Lode

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -116.65264, 41.36849 (WGS84)
Elevation 1963
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Scraper Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tuscarora(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

McDermitt(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Rock(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 040 N 047 E 03 SE Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary
Chlorine Tertiary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -116.65264, 41.36849

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COATS, R. R. AND OTHERS, MASSIVE ZUNYITE ROCK FROM WESTERN

  • Deposit

    ELKO CO., NEVADA: USGS, OPEN-FILE REPORT,

  • Deposit

    79-764, 1979, 7 P.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-JUN-88 Kuizon, Lucy 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.