| Deposit ID | 10042609 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060455 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rose Creek Ranch Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Unnamed Tungsten Prospect |
| Related records | 10150308 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.89514, 40.85433 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1500 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 3 1/2 MI. S OF ROSE CREEK STATION |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pershing(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dun Glen Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Humboldt(hydrologic unit)
Humboldt(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 | 036E | 01,02 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Pyroxene | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 42 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 14a |
| Deposit model name | W skarn |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -117.89514, 40.85433 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 1.22M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1951 |
| District name | Rose Creek District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060455 |
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89
JOHNSON, A.C., & BENSON, W.T., 1963, TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF NEVADA; USBM
STAGER, H. K., IN PREPARATION, NBMG BULL ON TUNGSTENDEPOSITS OF NEVADA.
NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3
USBM UNPUBLISHED REPORT, 1963?, NBMG MINING DISTRICTFILE 293, ITEM 4.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TACTITE ZONE ALONG IGNEOUS CONTACT OF GRANODIORITE DIKES AND SILLS, ALL CUT BY FRACTURES THAT STRIKE E AND DIP STEEPLY N. TACTITE BANDS 2-4 FT WIDE -OCCUR LOCALLY ALONG THE FRACTURES. BANDS ARE LESS THAN 10 FT L-ONG AND CONTAIN ONLY A FEW CRYSTALS OF SCHEELITE WITH GARNET, -EPIDOTE, PYROXENE, AND QUARTZ. SAMPLES OF THE HIGHEST GRADE MA-TERIAL AVERAGE LESS THAN 0.1 % WO3. |
| Deposit | CLAIMS WERE LOCATED IN 1951, DEVELOPMENT BEGAN IN 1953, CONSISTS OF 3 TRENCHES EXCAVATED BY A BULLDOZER. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1973 | Johnson, Maureen G. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1986 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-1981 | 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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