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Unknown 2

Occurrence in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodity Silver
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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. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045157
MRDS ID M232832
Record type Site
Current site name Unknown 2

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.65066, 41.44517 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Burner Hills(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tuscarora(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

McDermitt(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Owyhee(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(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 Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 041N 047E 13 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.65066, 41.44517
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Comments on the geologic information

  • EUHEDRAL PYRITE CUBES DISSEM. IN ANDESITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Burner Hilk

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TINGLEY, J.V., FIELD EXAMINATION, 1979

  • Deposit

    HOPE, R.A., & COATS, R.C.(1976) PRELIM. GEOL. MAP ELKO CO., U.S.G.S. OPEN FILE MAP 76-779

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN, SHEAR ZONE; EUHEDRAL PYRITE CUBEES DISSEMINATED IN ANDESITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1979 Tingley, J.V. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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