| Deposit ID | 10044099 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231433 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Morning Glory Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.30482, 40.90907 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Eureka(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rodeo Creek NE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Battle Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Humboldt(hydrologic unit)
Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Eureka |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 035N | 050E | 13 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Antimony Critical | Primary |
| Bismuth Critical | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Result | SAMPLE OF SORTED ORE RAN .15 OZ/T AU, & 8.2 OZ/T AG |
|---|
| Model code | 180 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 27d |
| Deposit model name | Simple Sb (veins, pods, etc) |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Hosen Creek Formation | ||||||||
| Rock description | Hosen Creek Formation | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| (1) | -116.30482, 40.90907 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Deposit In Window Of Roberts Mtn Thrust |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Northwest Trending Shear Zone |
| General form | LENSES |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Lynn District |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 9.14M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231433 |
USBM (WINNEMUCCA) MILS NO. 302, REF. NO. 3201100041, MINERAL PROPERTY FILE 03.068
LAWRENCE, E. F. (1963) ANTIMONY DEPOSITS IN NEVADA, N.B.M. BULL. 61, P. 70
ROBERTS, R. J. ET AL (1967) GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EUREKA CO., NEV., N.B.M. BULL. 64
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LOCATED ABOUT ONE MILE SOUTH OF THE CARLIN MINE, DEVELOPMENT ON THE PROPERTY CONSISTS OF OPEN CUTS AND A 30 FOOT DEEP SHAFT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | STIBNITE OCCURS AS LENSES IN A QUARTZ VEIN ASSOCIATED WITH BARITE IN A SHEAR CONE IN DOLOMITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1980 | Kirkham, Richard A. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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