| Deposit ID | 10044770 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232356 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Granite Tunnel |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.98201, 39.49632 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2195 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Eureka(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pinto Summit(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mount Hamilton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Ely(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Diamond-Monitor Valleys(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 | Eureka |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 019N | 053E | 22 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Hamburg Dolomite | ||||
| Rock description | Hamburg Dolomite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -115.98201, 39.49632 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ruby Hill Thrust Zone |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Small Normal Faults Subparallel To The Jackson-Lawtonsystem, Also Served As Channelways For The Ore Fluids. |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Eureka District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232356 |
ROBERTS ET AL (1967) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO, N.B. OF M. BULL 64
U.S.B. OF M. (ELY) MILS NO 118, REF. NO. 3201100098
NOLAN T.B., (1962) THE EUREKA MINING DISTRICT, USGS PROF PAPER 406
NOLAN, T.B. (1962)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE BODIES REPLACE DOLOMITE ALONG UPPER THRUST ZONE WHERE ROCK IS FRACTURED AND BRECCIATED |
| Deposit | THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT THE SOUTHERN END OF RUBY HILL, THE RICHEST OF THE FIVE MINERALIZED STRUCTURAL BLOCKS IN THE DISTRICT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1980 | Kirkham, Richard A. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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