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Asphaltite

Occurrence in Eureka county in Nevada, United States with commodities Vanadium, Gold, Uranium, Rock Asphalt
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10044710
MRDS ID M232282
Record type Site
Current site name Asphaltite

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.33426, 40.7499 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Eureka(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Emigrant Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Battle Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Humboldt(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Eureka

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 033N 053E 18 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • T&R LOCATION DOES NOT CORRESPOND TO GIVEN QUAD & UTM

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Vanadium Critical Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Uranium Tertiary
Rock Asphalt Tertiary

Analytical data

Result SEE VANDERBURG (1938) PAGE 57

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 204
USGS model code 30c
Deposit model name Sandstone U

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.33426, 40.7499
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Thickness 0.91M

Comments on the geologic information

  • ASPHALTITE OF THE IMPSONITE VARIETY OCCURS IN A NUMBER OF SMALL FISSURES, STRIKING N75W, DIPPING 60N WITHIN STEEPLY DIPPING SEDIMENTARY STRATA COMPOSED OF SHALE & SANDSTONE. THESE FISSURES ARE IN A SHEAR ZONE 3 FEET WIDE, THE LARGEST FISSURE IS 16" WIDE. (VANDERBURG)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Maggie Creek District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROBERT, R.J. ETAL (1967) GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EUREKA CO. NEV, N.B.M BULL 64

  • Deposit

    U.S.B.M. (WINNEMUCCA) MILS NO. 253, REFERENCE NO. 3201100152

  • Deposit

    VANDERBURG W.O. (1938) RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN EUREKA CO. NEV., USBM 1C. 7022

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FISSURE VEINS CONTAINING IPSOMITE; IN A SHEAR ZONE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1980 Kirkham, Richard A. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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