| Deposit ID | 10044138 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231484 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Forvilly Mine |
| Related records | 10222419 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.20403, 40.29296 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1951 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pershing(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rochester(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lovelock(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lovelock(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)
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 | 028N | 034E | 18 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Bromyrite | Ore |
| Cerargyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | 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) | -118.20403, 40.29296 |
|---|
| Strike | NE-SW |
|---|---|
| Dip | 80NW |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Rochester District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231484 |
SCHRADER, F. C., 1915, ROCHESTER MINING DISTRICT, NEVADA: IN USGS BULL.580
BONHAM, H. F., JR., 14 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION OF DISTRICT
NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TWO VEINS LIE ABOUT 20 FT APART. SOUTHEAST VEIN IS 3 FT WIDE AND NORTHWEST ONE IS WIDER. QUARTZ IN VEIN IS VUGGY OR POROUS IN PLACES. |
| Deposit | OPENED MAINLY BY TWO 40-FT SHAFTS. ONE ON EACH OF TWO VEINS WHICH LIE ABOUT 20 FEET APART. SOUTHEAST VEIN IS 3 FEET WIDE AND NORTH WEST VEIN IS WIDER. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1980 | 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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