| Deposit ID | 60001664 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002909 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Bullfrog District |
| Related records | 10222674 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.79339, 37.00716 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nye(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Springdale(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Pahute Mesa(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Goldfield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Amargosa(hydrologic unit)
Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)
California(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Nye |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Model code | 150 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25c |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal vein, Comstock |
| Mark3 model number | 16 |
| (1) | -116.79339, 37.00716 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | VEINS STRIKE N-S, DIP GREATER THAN 50 DEG; E-W, DIP 20 DEG N |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | NORMAL FAULTS, N TO NW, BLOCKS TILTED E BULLFROG FAULT (E-W, DIP GREATER THAN 20 DEG N THRUST) |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1904 |
| Discoverer | Frank "Shorty" Harris |
| Year of first production | 1907 |
| District name | BULLFROG DISTRICT |
|---|
KRAL, V E, 1951, MINERAL RESOURCES OF NYE CO, NEVADA; NEV. UNIV. BULL, V 45, NO 3, GEOLOGY AND MINING SER. 50, P. 29
RANSOME, F.L., EMMONS, W. H., AND GARREY, G. H. 1910, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BULLFROG DIST. NEV.: USGS BULL. 407, 130 P. (MAP MISSING)
BALL, S H, 1907, RECONN. SE NEVADA AND E CALIF: USGS BULL. 308, P 176-182
NBMG, 1994, MI-1993
NEVADA DIVISION OF MINERALS, 1994
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
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