| Deposit ID | 10044126 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231468 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Lead Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.13597, 40.45211 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1737 |
| Relative position | NORTHSIDE UNIONVILLE CANYON |
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)
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 | Pershing |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 030N | 034E | 22 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | -118.13597, 40.45211 |
|---|
| Strike | N30E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 35W |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Unionville District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231468 |
CAMERON, 1939, GEOLOGY AND MINERALIZATION OF NE HUMBOLDT RANGE, NEVADA; GSA BULL. 50 NO. 4
NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3
BONHAM, H. F., JR., 1984, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION OF UNIONVILLE DISTRICT.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE ORE IS BRECCIATED. SULFIDES HAVE BEEN OXIDATED TO CERUSSITE AND LIMONITE. |
| Deposit | SHAFT EXPOSES A QUARTZ VEIN AT A DEPTH OF 75 FEET. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1981 | Royse, Sue E. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1986 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1994 | Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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