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Bluebird Claims

Occurrence in Pershing county in Nevada, United States with commodities Silver, Copper, Barium-Barite, Lead, Antimony, Zinc
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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. Mineral occurrence model information
  10. Host and associated rocks
  11. Nearby scientific data
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10042540
MRDS ID M060362
Record type Site
Current site name Bluebird Claims
Alternate or previous names NBMG Sample Site 2575
Related records 10270893

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.14375, 40.37906 (WGS84)
Relative position 1/4 MI. SE OF MOONLIGHT MINE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pershing(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Congress Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lovelock(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lovelock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Dixie Valley(hydrologic unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Pershing

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 029N 034E 15 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • ACCESSIBILITY IS POOR; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = UNIONVILLE (1954) 1:625000

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Copper Primary
Barium-Barite Critical Secondary
Lead Secondary
Antimony Critical Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Galena Ore
Malachite Ore
Tenorite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Sericitization

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE 2575 OF SERICITIZED LIMERICK KERATOPHYRE,DUMP GRAB WITH QUARTZ, CHALCOPYRITE, GALENA, TETRAHEDRITE, CONTAIN-S 5 % FE, 0.05 % MG, 0.07 % CA, 0.03 % TI, 150 PPM MN, 200 PPM- AG, 200 PPM AS, 100 PPM B, 500 PPM BA, 100 PPM BI, 5 PPM CO, -10 PPM CR, 20000 PPM CU, 30 PPM NI, 15000 PPM PB, 2000 PPM SB,-10 PPM CR, 20000 PPM CU, 30 PPM NI, 15000 PPM PB, 2000 PPM SB,- 500 PPM V, 10 PPM Y, 1000 PPM ZN.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Felsic Metamorphic Rock > Keratophyre
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Rochester Rhyolite Of Koipato Group
    Rock description Rochester Rhyolite Of Koipato Group
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Felsic Metamorphic Rock > Keratophyre
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone
    Rock unit name Limerick Greenstone Of Koipato Group
    Rock description Limerick Greenstone Of Koipato Group
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.14375, 40.37906
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name Indian District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • SHALLOW PITS, BULLDOZER TRENCH

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 89

  • Deposit

    WALLACE, ET AL., 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE UNIONVILLE QUADRANGLE, PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA: USGS MAP GQ-820

  • Deposit

    BONHAM, H. F., JR.,28 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

  • Deposit

    NBMG OFR 85-3, 1985

  • Deposit

    VANDERBURG, W. O., 1936, USBM IC 6902, P. 18-19.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ONE METER WIDE QUARTZ VEIN IN LIMERICK KERATOPHYRE. VEIN CONTAINS CHALCOPYRITE, GALENA, TETRAHEDRITE. OXIDES INCLU-DE CHRYSOCOLLA, MALACHITE, TENORITE, AZURITE, AND PB-SB OXIDES-. WALLROCK IS SERICITIZED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1973 Johnson, Maureen G. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-NOV-1985 La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-NOV-1980 Royse, Sue E. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-SEP-1994 Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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