| Deposit ID | 10040735 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M055598 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Harry Woods Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Mary Lee, Margaret Dee Claims |
| Related records | 10125408 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.62465, 41.79375 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1920 |
| Relative position | IN BALD MOUNTAIN CANYON APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SHELDON ANTELOPE REFUGE HEADQUARTERS AND 9 MILES NORTH OF MASSACRE LAKE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Washoe(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bald Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Vya(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Vya(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Guano(hydrologic unit)
Oregon Closed Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Oregon Closed Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CA)
Bureau of Land Management CA BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Washoe |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 045N | 021E | 22 | W OF SW | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Model code | 177 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 27a |
| Deposit model name | Hot-spring Hg |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -119.62465, 41.79375 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Volcanics Strike North, Dip Gently East |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Nw-Trending Faults, Shear Zone |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NW |
| Dip | 55 NE TO VERTICAL |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | 55 NE TO VERTICAL |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1940 |
| District name | Lone Pine District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M055598 |
BONHAM, H. F., 1969, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WASHOE AND STOREY COUNTIES, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 70.
ROSS, C. P., 1941, SOME QUICKSILVER PROSPECTS IN ADJACENT PARTS OF NEVADA, CALIFORNIA, AND OREGON: USGS BULL. 931-B.
STAFF, 1965, MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE U. S.: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8252, P 269.
OVERTON, 1947, MINERAL RESOURCES OF DOUGLAS, ORMSBY, AND WASHOE COUNTIES: NBMG BULL. 46.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS RECORD HAS BEEN MERGED WITH M232565, WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1975 | Gassaway, Judith S. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1981 | La Pointe, D. D. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1993 | Phinisey, J. D. (Marcus, S.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1993 | Humphries, S. E. (Marcus, S.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1994 | Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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