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Unnamed Barite

Occurrence in Lander county in Nevada, United States with commodity Barium-Barite
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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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10044820
MRDS ID M232427
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Barite

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.89288, 40.73323 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lander(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Battle Mountain(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 Lander

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 033N 045E 15 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert
    Rock unit name Slaven Chert
    Rock description Slaven Chert
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.89288, 40.73323
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Comments on the geologic information

  • BARITE VEINS OCCUR IN BEDS OF LIMESTONE & CHERT

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name North Battle Mountain Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STAGER H.K. (1977) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF LANDER CO., N.B.M. 88

  • Deposit

    USBM (WINNEMUCCA) MILS NO. 243, REFERENCE NO. 3201500056

  • Deposit

    STEWART J. (1968) GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BATTLE MTN. QUAD, USGS OPEN-FILE MAP

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BARITE VEINS OCCURS IN BEDS OF CHERT AND LIMESTONE

Reporter information

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

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