| Deposit ID | 10044874 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232493 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Steinich |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.71899, 40.27824 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | ONE MILE NORTH-NORTHEAST OF GOLD ACRE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lander(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Tenabo(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 | 028N | 047E | 19 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gemstone | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Turquoise | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert |
| (1) | -116.71899, 40.27824 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Deposit In Upper Plate Of Roberts Mtn Thrust |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Area Is Cut By Numerous Imbricate Thrusts |
| General form | STRATABOUND |
|---|
| General form | STRATABOUND |
|---|
| General form | STRATABOUND |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1929 |
| Discoverer | August Steineich |
| District name | Bullion |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Edgar, J. W. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232493 |
STAGER, H.K. (1977) GEOLOGY & MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER CO. NEV., N.B. OF M. BULL 88
USBM (WINNEMUCCA) MILS NO. 59, REFERENCE NO. 3201500368
MORRISSEY F.R. (1968) TURQUOISE DEPOSITS OF NEVADA, N.B.M. REPORT 17
WRUCEK C.T. (194) GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TENABO AREA, LANDER OC. NEV., USGS MAP MF-647
MORRISSEY, F.R. 1968
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CHERT & SHALE BEDS CONTAIN NODULES OF TURQUOISE IN DARKER SHALE BEDS. |
| Deposit | AUGUST STEINICH DISCOVERED THE MINE IN 1929. THE LAST OWNER OF RECORD WAS J.W. EDGAR. SEVARAL OPEN PITS CONSTITUTE THE DEVELOPEMENT WORK AT THE MINE. IT HAS REPORTEDLY PRODUCED ABOUT $50,000 WORTH OF TURQUOISE MOSTLY IN THE FORM OF "ZUNI" NUGGETS (MORRISSEY, 1968) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1980 | Kirkham, Richard A. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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