| Deposit ID | 10037805 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M042796 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Falcon Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | NBMG Sample Site 2073 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.94869, 38.58465 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2195 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nye(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Belmont West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mount Jefferson(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tonopah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Ralston-Stone Cabin 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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Nye |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 009N | 045E | 31 | NE OF NE | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Bismuth Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Huebnerite | Ore |
| Wolframite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLE 2073 OF QUARTZ VEIN AND DIKE MATERIAL CONTAINS 2% FE, 0.05% MG, 0.015% TI, 150 PPM MN, 20 PPM AG, 20 PPM B, 300 PPM BA, 2 PPM BE, +1000 PPM BI, 15 PPM CR, 150 PPM CU, 50 PPM MO, 7 PPM NI, 300 PPM PB, 150 PPM V, 200 PPM ZN, 20 PPM ZR, AND 0.1 PPM AU (BY AA ANALYSIS). |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| Rock unit name | Belmont Pluton |
| Rock description | Belmont Pluton |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -116.94869, 38.58465 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Joints, Fractures |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1956 |
| Year of last production | 1956 |
| District name | Belmont |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M042796 |
STAGER, H.K., IN PREPARATION, NBMG BULL ON TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF NEVADA
QUADE, JACK, 1 OCT 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
NBMG BULL. 99B, 1984.
STAGER, H.K. (IN PREP).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | WORKINGS ARE ON QUARTZ VEINS AND APLITE DIKES HOSTED IN QUARTZ MONZONITE. DIKES AND VEINS ARE ALONG JOINT SETS AND COOLING FRACTURES IN THE QUARTZ MONZONITE. SHEARED QUARTZ VEINS REPORTEDLY CONTAIN HUEBNERITE AND/OR WOLFRAMITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1986 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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