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Terrell Mine

Past Producer in Mineral county in Nevada, United States with commodities Silver, Lead
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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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045359
MRDS ID M233067
Record type Site
Current site name Terrell Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.70847, 39.07408 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT ONE MILE SSW OF CAMP TERRELL

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mineral(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Terrill Mountains(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fallon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Reno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Walker(hydrologic unit)

Walker(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Mineral

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 014N 029E 14 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • ADJOINS LAST HOPE MINE PROPERTY ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gypsum Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 150
USGS model code 25c
Deposit model name Epithermal vein, Comstock
Mark3 model number 16

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.70847, 39.07408
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Faults

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Width 0.61M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • SEVERAL TONS OF HIGH-GRADE ORE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SCHRADER, F.C., 1947, USGS OFR

  • Production

    SCHRADER, F.C. (1947) USGS OFR

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ON W CONTINUATION OF SAME VEIN AS LASTHOPE MINE. VEIN HERE IS COMPOSED OF QUARTZ BRECCIA AND GREENISH HORNSTONE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1981 La Pointe, D.D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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