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Marguerite Group

Occurrence in Churchill county in Nevada, United States with commodities Antimony, Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Mineral occurrence model information
  10. Host and associated rocks
  11. Nearby scientific data
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045391
MRDS ID M233104
Record type Site
Current site name Marguerite Group
Alternate or previous names Marguerite Nos. 1, 3 Prospects

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.76678, 39.75297 (WGS84)
Elevation 1585
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position 31 MILES NNE OF EASTGATE, To Shaft Near Center Of Large Claim Group

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Churchill(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bernice Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Edwards Creek Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Millett(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Dixie Valley(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Churchill

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 022N 037E 24,25 S2 OF S2 (24); N2 OF N2 (25) Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • ALONG BOTH SIDES OF BERNICE CANYON, 2.9 TO 4.3 MILES FROM ITS MOUTH ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Stibnite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Stibnite Much Altered To Yellow Antimony Oxides

Analytical data

Result A SAMPLE FROM MARGUERITE NO. 3 ASSAYED A TRACE AU, AND 0.59 OZ/TON AG, AND 57.57% SB. A DUMP SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.04 OZ/TON AG, NO GOLD, AND 5.9% SB.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 180
USGS model code 27d
Deposit model name Simple Sb (veins, pods, etc)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Star Peak Formation
    Rock description Star Peak Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.76678, 39.75297
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N5E, N20E, N10E; N15W
    Dip 30; 45 TO 75 SW
    Width 0.46M
  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N5E, N20E, N10E; N15W
    Dip 30; 45 TO 75 SW

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Felsite Dike; Fault Gouge Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Bernice District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner William Sizemone, Dan Arrance, And J. R. Anderson
    First year 1957

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL SHORT ADITS, PITS, AND SHALLOW SHAFTS, OPEN CUTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WILLDEN, R. AND R.C. SPEED, 1974, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CHURCHILL COUNTY, NEV; NBMG. BULL 83.

  • Deposit

    LAWRENCE, E.F., 1963, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA; N.B.M.G. BULL. 61.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ VEINS CONTAINING PUDS OF STIBNITE AND A FELSITE DIKE WITH STIBNITE STRINGERS IN JOINTS OCCUR ON THE PROPERTY

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-81 La Pointe, D.D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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

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