| Deposit ID | 10046055 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233968 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dawley Canyon Mica Area |
| Alternate or previous names | Location U-14 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.45896, 40.40242 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2134 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Franklin Lake NW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Ruby Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Elko(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Long-Ruby Valleys(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(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)
Ruby Mountains Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 029N | 058E | 16 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Beryllium Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Beryl | Ore |
| Mica | Gangue |
| Model code | 46 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 15a |
| Deposit model name | W veins |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Rock unit name | Harrison Pass Stock |
| Rock description | Harrison Pass Stock |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -115.45896, 40.40242 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Width | 0.91M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Valley View |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233968 |
GARSITE, C.J., (1973) RADIOACTIVE MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NEVADA, NBMG BULL 81
OLSON, J.C., & HINRICHS, E.N. (1960) OF BERYL-BEARING PEGMATITE IN THE RUBY AND OTHER AREAS IN NEVADA AND NW ARIZONA, USGS BULL 1082-D.
SMITH RASCSE M, 1976 MINERAL RE OF E1166, NV USGS OPEN FILE RPT. 1976-56.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | AUTUNITE ALONG FAULT CONTACT OF A BERYL-BEARING PEGMATITE DIKE CUTTING GRANITE |
| Deposit | AUTUNITE IS REPORTED ALONG A NORTH-TRENDING VERTICAL FAULT WHICH FORM THE WEST CONTACT OF A 2.5-FT TO 3-FT THICK BERYL - BEARING PEGMATITE DIKE. WHICH CUTS BIOTITE MUSCOVITE GRANITE OF HAMSON PASS STOCK AND NEARLY QUARTZITES AND SCHIST. PEGMATITES OF THE DAWLEY CANYON AREA CONTAIN QUARTZ, ALBITE, OLIGOCLASE, MICROCLINE, PERTSITE, MUSCOVITE, BIOTITE, BERYL, GANET, TOURMALISE, SPECULACITE, APATITE, PHLOGOPITE, COLUMBITE-TANTALITE, AUTUNITE, ANDULUSITE, SILLIMONITE, ADULARIA AND PHENAKITE (GARSITE, TTS) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1980 | Tingley, J.V. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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