| Deposit ID | 10037364 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M032059 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Pittsburg Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | NBMG Sample Location 1736 |
| Related records | 10173724 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.31443, 37.22581 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1433 |
| Relative position | 5000 FT S OF BLUE NOSE PEAK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lincoln(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Blue Nose Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Clover Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Caliente(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Virgin(hydrologic unit)
Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Lincoln |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08S | 69E | 30 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Primary |
| Iron | Secondary |
| Manganese Critical | Secondary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Strontium | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLE 1736 CONTAINS 5% FE, 20 % CA, 300 PPM MN, 5 PPM AG, 200 PPM AS, + 5000 PPM BA, 50 PPM MO, 200 PPM PB, 100 PPM SR. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Monte Cristo Limestone |
| Rock description | Monte Cristo Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) |
| (1) | -114.31443, 37.22581 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fault |
| Strike | N45E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 55 NW |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Viola District District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M032059 |
TSCHANTZ CM & PAMPEYAN EH, 1970, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN CO., NEV BUREAU OF MINES BULL 73
BENTZ, J. AND SMITH, P., 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT, 9/21/83.
GRAPEVINE SPRING G-E-M RESOURCES AREA TECHNICAL REPORT, 1983, FOR BLM.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SAMPLED SHAFT EXPLORES FAULT ZONE ON NORTHWEST SIDE OF WHICH ARE BOULDERY OUTCROPS OF BLEACHED, RECRYSTALLIZED, MARLY TAN LIMESTONE AND WHITE MARBLE. ON THE SE (DOWN-DROPPED) SIDE OF THE FAULT ZONE THERE ARE OUTCROPS OF WHITE, BLEACHED, FRACTURED AND ARGILLIZED RHYOLITE. THE FAULT ZONE CONTAINS SHEARED RECRYSTALLIZED LIMESTONE COATED BY FE OXIDES. THE ROCKS ON THE DUMP DO NOT APPEAR TO BE INTESELY MINERALIZED BUT SOME S- |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1980 | Harner, Joy L. (Roberts, Ralph J.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1985 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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