| Deposit ID | 10022943 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | FS00473 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wright and Fish Group |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.30087, 38.84994 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
White Pine(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Currant Summit(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Duckwater(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lund(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
White(hydrologic unit)
Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(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 | Nye |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 011N;012N | 059E;059E | 01,02;34,35,36 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Magnesite | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Dolomite | Ore |
| Magnesite | Ore |
| Result | FS MIN EXAM 1961 - PLUMB. CLAIMS WERE NOT FOUND ON THE GROUND |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock | ||
| |||
| (1) | -115.30087, 38.84994 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | |
|---|---|
| Area name | Humboldt |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | FS00473 |
USGS BULLETIN 978-A, MAGNESIUM - MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE CURRENT CREEK DISTRICT, NEVADA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RECOMMENDED THAT A HEARING BE REQUESTED TO DETERMINE THE POSITION OF THE CLAIMS ON THE GROUND AND WHICH OF THE SIXTEEN CLAIMS (GEM, LUCKY SHOT, CORRECTOR NOS. 1 - 6 , SOUTHERN CROSS NOS 1 AND 2 , DAME FORTUNE, LUCKY SHOT EXT, SOUTHERN CROSS EXT) CONTAIN THE ALA-MAR MAGNESITE DEPOSIT, THE SECOND LARGEST DEPOSIT IN THE DISTRICT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1977 | Meier, M. Lorrie | U.S. Forest Service |
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