| Deposit ID | 10045326 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233029 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mount Diablo Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.08344, 38.14687 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1902 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mineral(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Candelaria(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Excelsior Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Walker Lake(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Fish Lake-Soda Spring Valleys(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Mineral |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 003N | 035E | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite | ||
| Rock unit name | Candelaria | ||
| Rock description | Candelaria | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock |
| (1) | -118.08344, 38.14687 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | District Is Hounded On North By A Major Post-Mineral Fault |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Alpha Fault |
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1871 |
| Year of last production | 1891 |
| District name | Candelaria District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233029 |
ROSS, D.C., 1961, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 58.
KNOPF, ADOLPH, 1922, THE CANDELARIA SILVER DISTRICT, NEVADA: USGS BULL. 735, P.1-22.
COUCH, B.F., AND CARPENTER, J.A., 1943, NEVADA'S METAL AND MINERAL PRODUCTION (1859-1940, INCLUSIVE): NEVADA UNIV. BULL., V. 37, NO. 4. GEOLOGY AND MINING SER. NO. 38.
ROSS, D.C., 1961, TABLE 6.2
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE DEEP SULFIDE ORE COULD NOT BE HANDLED IN THE 1800'S. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | ORE BODIES OCCUR AS NARROW ECHELON LENSES IN ARGILLITE AND FELSITE; OXIDIZED ORE IS MANGANIFEROUS, LIMONITIC, SILICEOUS MATERIAL; MORE SILICEOUS THAN AVERAGE OF DISTRICT. PRODUCTIVE ORE IS NEAR LOWER BORDER OF CANDELARIA SHALE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1981 | Flynn, Patricia D. (Tingley, J. V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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