| Deposit ID | 10043935 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231242 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Overman Claim |
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.65128, 39.28684 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1768 |
| Relative position | SW OF GOLDHILL |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Storey(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Virginia City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Carson City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Reno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Carson(hydrologic unit)
Carson(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 | Storey |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 016N | 021E | 06 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Electrum | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 150 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25c |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal vein, Comstock |
| Mark3 model number | 16 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Alta Andesite | ||||||
| Rock description | Alta Andesite | ||||||
| |||||||
| (1) | -119.65128, 39.28684 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Regional Dip To West And Northwest |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Faults |
| General form | V-SHAPED TO TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1859 |
| Year of first production | 1866 |
| District name | Comstock Lode |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231242 |
STODDARD, CARL, AND CARPENTER, J.A., 1950, MINERAL RESOURCES OF STOREY AND LYNN COUNTIES, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 49
BONHAM, H.F., 1969, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF WASHOE AND STOREY COUNTIES, NEVADA NBMG BULL 70
GIANELLA, V.P., 1936, GEOLOGY OF THE SILVER CITY DISTRICT AND THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE COMSTOCK LODE, NEVADA; UNIV. OF NEV. BULL. VOL. 30 NO. 9
WPA STATE WRITER'S PROJECT, 1940-41 INDIVIDUAL HISTORIES OF THE MINES OF THE COMSTOCK; UNPUBLISHED OPEN-FILE REPORT, NEV. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL.
STODDARD, C., AND CARPENTER, J.A., 1950
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1980 | Flynn, Patricia Dodd | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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