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Paradise Canyon Prospect

Occurrence in Humboldt county in Nevada, United States with commodity Silica
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045051
MRDS ID M232709
Record type Site
Current site name Paradise Canyon Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.71791, 41.23267 (WGS84)
Elevation 1554

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

China Garden(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Osgood Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

McDermitt(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Little 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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Humboldt

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 039N 038E Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silica Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartzite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name O'Neill Formation
    Rock description O'Neill Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.71791, 41.23267
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sherman District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    1979 MILS DATA

  • Deposit

    WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGIC MAP OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG, BULL. 59, PL. 1.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1981 La Pointe, D.D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-MAY-1987 La Pointe, D.D. U.S. Geological Survey

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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