| Deposit ID | 10045490 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233249 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Star Metal |
| Alternate or previous names | Gribble Antimony, Winnee Quartz, McKinnon Antimony, Mc Kinson, Gribble Quartz |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.68703, 41.76934 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Tennessee Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Jarbidge Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Owyhee(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 045N | 056E | 29 | Nevada |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Result | SEE BUSHNELL (1967) P. 34 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Coffeepot Stock | ||||||||
| Rock description | Coffeepot Stock | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Tennessee Mtn. Formation |
| Rock description | Tennessee Mtn. Formation |
| (1) | -115.68703, 41.76934 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Wide Steeply North Dipping Shear Zone |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N60E |
| Dip | NW |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Island Mountain |
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| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 10.67M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233249 |
SMITH, R. M. (1976) MINERAL RES. OF ELKO CO. NEV., USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT
BUSHNELL, K. (1967) GEOLOGY OF THE ROWLAND QUAD NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES
LAWRENCE,E.F.,1963,ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA,NBMG BULL. 61.
SMITH, R. M., (1976)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FISSURE VEIN, FAULT ZONE; STIBNITE OCCURS IN QUARTZ VEINS, AND AS SMALL LENSES IN THE WALL ROCK, ADJACENT TO IGNEOUS CONTACT. |
| Deposit | A SMALL AMOUNT OF ANTIMONY WAS SHIPPED DURING 1941-51. A 35-FOOT SHAFT HAS SINCE BEEN COVERED BY BULLDOZING.THIS RECORD INCLUDES DATA FROM M234136 WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED(BECAUSE IT WAS A DUPLICATE). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1979 | Kirkham, Richard A. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1990 | Skurski, M. (Marcus, Sue) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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