| Deposit ID | 60001662 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002907 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Wilson District |
| Alternate or previous names | Pine Grove, Rockland, Cambridge |
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.09317, 38.65601 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lyon(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pine Grove Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Smith Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Walker Lake(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Walker(hydrologic unit)
Walker(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Lyon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| (1) | -119.09317, 38.65601 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure name | FAULTING |
| Structure description | SHEAR ZONE IN QUARTZ MONZONITE |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | SIERRA NEVADA BATHOLITH |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1866 |
| Discoverer | William Wilson |
| Year of first production | 1869 |
| District name | WILSON DISTRICT |
|---|
HILL, J M, 1915, SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN NE CALIF AND NW NEVADA: USGS BULL. 594, P. 133-141
RAYMOND, R. W., 1869, MINERAL RESOURCES OF STATES AND TERRITORIES WEST OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS: WASHINGTON, D.C., P. 116
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