| Deposit ID | 10044829 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232439 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | X-15 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.88121, 40.04963 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lander(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Carico Lake South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Crescent Valley(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)
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 | Lander |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 025N | 045E | 11 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gemstone | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Turquoise | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Valmy Formation |
| Rock description | Valmy Formation |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert |
| (1) | -116.88121, 40.04963 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | The Area Was Subjected To Thrusting During Antler Orogeny |
| General form | TABULAR TO IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1968 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | J. W. And J. D. Edgar |
| First year | 1968 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232439 |
STAGER H.K. (1977) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF LANDER CO., NEV., N.B.M. BULL 88
USBM (WINNEMUCCA) MILS NO 6. REFERENCE NO. 3201500258
MORRISSEY F.R. (1968) TURQUOISE DEPOSITS OF NEVADA, N.B.M. RPT. 17
STEWART J. & MCKEE E. (1968) GEOLOGIC MAP OF CARICO LAKE QUAD, USGS OPEN-FILE MAP
MORRISSEY, F.R., 1968
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TURQUOISE OCCURS AS VEINLETS ALONG FRACTURES AND BEDDING PLANES IN SHALE |
| Deposit | LIMITED WORKINGS CONSISTS OF SURFACE CUTS. THE LAST RECORDED OWNERS WERE J.W. AND J.D. EDGAR (MORRISSEY, 1968). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1980 | Kirkham, Richard A. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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