| Deposit ID | 10042422 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060211 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sage Hen Spring Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Uranium Lode Claims, Sage Hen Claims |
| Related records | 10247338 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.22933, 40.05211 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1785 |
| Relative position | 0.25 MILE S OF SAGE HEN SPRING, JUST NORTH OF CREST OF PASS; 3 MILES N. OF NIGHTINGALE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pershing(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sage Hen Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Kumiva Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lovelock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Granite Springs Valley(hydrologic unit)
Truckee(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Pershing |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Uranophane | Ore |
| Result | RADIOACTIVITY 5000 CPS IN 6-INCH ZONE |
|---|---|
| Result | REMAINDER OF QUARTZITE 1500-450 CPS |
| Result | (BGIS 60 CPS), (SMOUSE). BACKGROUND RADIOACTIVITY=0.02 MR/HR |
| Result | HIGH=1.5 MR/HR |
| Result | A SAMPLE CONTAINED 0.26% CU3O8 (GARSIDE). SAMPLE MEX 051, A QUARTZITE GRAB SAMPLE COATED WITH URANOPHANE, CONTAINED 1010.0 PPM CU3O8 (SMOUSE). |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Auld Lang Syne Group |
| Rock description | Auld Lang Syne Group |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone |
| (1) | -119.22933, 40.05211 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Central Part Of Eugeosynclinal Portion Of Basin And Range Of Nevada. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | East Flank Of Nightingale Fault Block Mountain; Roof Pendant Of Auld Lang Syne Metasediments Which Strike N 10 E And Dip 50e. Basalt Domes Lie On Strike. |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1955 |
| District name | Nightingale District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Southern Pacific Co |
| First year | 1972 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060211 |
QUADE, JACK, 17 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION.
GARSIDE, L.J., 1973, NBMG BULL 81, P. 94.
U.S.A.E.C. PRELIM. REPORT RECONN 3720, OPEN FILE
SMOUSE, DE FORREST, 1978, FIELD EXAMINATION OF URANIUM OCCURRENCE.
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, NBMG BULL 89.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | A SMALL ROOF PENDANT OF QUARTZITE NEAR CONTACT WITH GRANODIORITE. THE GRANODIORITE IS STRONGLY WEATHERED INTO GRUSS. THE QUARTZITE IS HIGHLY FRACTURED AND HAS URANOPHANE COATINGS ON FRACTURES WITHIN THE SMALL AREA. URANOPHANE AND URANIFEROUS HYALINE OPAL ARE ASSOCIATED WITH INTRICATE AND COMPLEX LIMONITE-FILLED EASTERLY-TRENDING FRACTURES IN A QUARTZITE. HIGH RADIOACTIVITY IS PRESENT ALONG A 2-3 FT ZONE. A PEGMATITE DIKE CROPS OUT A FEW FEET AWAY. HIGHEST GRADE IS IN A 1-1.5 FT ZONE. FRACTURES IN QUARTZITE SHOW HIGHEST COUNT OF RADIOACTIVITY, ESPECIALLY IN A 6-INCH ZONE ON UPPER SIDE OF PENDANT AND AT BASE IN GRANODIORITE. REDUCTANT WAS PROBABLY PYRITE OR MARCASITE. |
| Deposit | THIS RECORD HAS BEEN MERGED WITH M242702, WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1950'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1973 | Johnson, M. G. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-1986 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1993 | Phinisey, J. D. (Marcus, S.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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