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Heavy Spar

Occurrence in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodity Barium-Barite
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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. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045596
MRDS ID M233369
Record type Site
Current site name Heavy Spar

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.11481, 40.93573 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Swales Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Battle Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Humboldt(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 035N 052E 10 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification Of Shales

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Vinini Formation
    Rock description Vinini Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.11481, 40.93573
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Length 100.58M
    Width 3.05M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Replacement Of Favorable Horizon

Comments on the geologic information

  • DARK-GREY SUGARY BARITE REPLACES SILICIFIED SHALE AND CHERT OF THE VININI FORMATION IN AN AREA 10 FT WIDE BY 330 FT LONG.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • EXPLORED BY SHALLOW BULLDOZER CUTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMITH, R.M., (1976-56) MINERAL RES. OF ELKO CO. NEV., USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AN AREA 10 FT WIDE AND 330 FT. LONG WAS EXPLORED BY SHALLOW BULLDOZER CUTS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit BARITE OCCURRENCE-REPLACEMENT OF SILICIFIED SHALE AND CHERT, BY BARITE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1979 Kirkham, Richard A. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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