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Se Central Sec 28 Prospect

Occurrence in Mineral county in Nevada, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10037401
MRDS ID M035023
Record type Site
Current site name Se Central Sec 28 Prospect
Alternate or previous names Prospect A11, NBMG Sample Site #3683

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.59874, 38.79325 (WGS84)
Elevation 1494
Relative position WILDHORSE CANYON EAST SIDE OF GILLIS RANGE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mineral(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ghost Dance Ridge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Walker Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Walker Lake(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Walker Lake(hydrologic unit)

Walker(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Lahontan(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 Mineral

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 011N 030E 28 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification; Hydrothermal

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.59874, 38.79325
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • METAVOLCANIC ROCKS CONTAIN DISSEMINATED PYRITE AND ARE OVERLAIN BY TERTIARY VOLCANIC ROCKS ABOUT 100-150 FT. ABOVE THE CANYON BOTTOM. THE SHEAR ZONE CUTS PARTIALLY HYDROTHERMALLY ALTERED, IRON-STAINED DARK-GRAY TUFF. THE VEIN MATERIAL CONTAINS SOME FINE-GRAINED PYRITE IN QUARTZ ALONG WITH SILICIFIED GOUGE. ; GEOL.DESC: REFER TO RECORD NO. D001273

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • ADITS, SHAFT, OPEN CUT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ARCHIBOLD, N.L., 1965, FIELD EXAMINATION, NBMG FILES.

  • Deposit

    PROSPECT A11, FITTING DISTRICT, MINERAL COUNTY, QUADE, JACK SAMPLE SITE VISIT #3683, 5/16/89, NBMG UNPUBLISHED MINING DISTRICT FILE (TINGLEY FILES).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1977 Fiebelkorn, J. B. (Stewart, J. H.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1989 Quade, Jack U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-1991 Moyer, Lorre A. (Marcus, S.M.) U.S. Geological Survey

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