| Deposit ID | 10042499 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060309 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Snow Bird Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | A. C. Claim, Unnamed Prospect Johnson, 1977, NBMG Sample Site 2847 |
| Related records | 10150468, 10295894 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.41321, 40.79878 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | ABOUT A MILE WEST OF HAYSTACK MINE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pershing(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Long Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Eugene Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lovelock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Quinn(hydrologic unit)
Black Rock Desert(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Pershing |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 034N | 032E | 19 | NW | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Result | SAMPLE 2847 OF QUARTZ VEIN,MATERIAL AND CONTACT MATERIAL CONTAINS 2 % FE, 1 % MG, 3 % CA, 0.15 % TI, 700 PPM MN, 0-.5 PPM AG, 0.05 PPM AU (AA ANALYSIS), 50 PPM B, 300 PPM BA, 1 -PPM BE, 5 PPM CO, 15 PPM CR, 1000 PPM CU, 10 PPM NI, 15 PPM PB-, 5 PPM SC, 200 PPM SR, 50 PPM V, 100 PPM ZR. |
|---|
| Model code | 42 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 14a |
| Deposit model name | W skarn |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate |
| (1) | -118.41321, 40.79878 |
|---|
| Strike | N40E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 60NW |
| Thickness | 0.76M |
| Length | 121.92M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Haystack District |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060309 |
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 89
SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY-NORTHWESTERN UTAH-SUMMARY OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1955-1961; VOL. 1; SO. PACIFIC CO., SAN FRANCISCO. P. 33
STAGER, H. K., IN PREPARATION, NBMG BULL ON TUNGSTEN IN NEVADA.
QUADE, JACK, 14 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TRACES OF SCHEELITE IN GRAY-GREEN, PORPHYRITIC, SILICEOUS SILL IN SLATE & HORNFELS. SCHEELITE AND SOME COPPER MINERALS OCCUR IN A GLASSY QUARTZ SILL IN HORNFELS. IT IS EXPOSED INTERMITTENTLY ALONG- STRIKE FOR MORE THAN 400 FT BY PROSPECT PITS AND THE SHAFT. O-NLY TRACES OF SCHEELITE HAVE BEEN EXPOSED, AND NO TUNGSTEN ASS-AYS HAVE BEEN REPORTED. |
| Deposit | CONSISTS OF A PIT AND A 10' INCLINED SHAFT SHOWS LITTLE PROMISE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1973 | Johnson, Maureen G. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1985 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1980 | Royse, Sue E. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1994 | Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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