| Deposit ID | 10045533 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233300 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Berry Creek Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Liquid Metals |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.2951, 41.29018 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | THREE MILES WEST OF TUSCARORA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Blitzen(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 039N | 051E | 37 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Ore |
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Marcasite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 177 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 27a |
| Deposit model name | Hot-spring Hg |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -116.2951, 41.29018 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N32E |
| Dip | 70SE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Tuscarora |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233300 |
SMITH R. M. (1976-56) MINERAL RES. OF ELKO CO. NEV., USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT
BAILEY & PHOENIX (1944) QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA, NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 41
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN/SHEAR ZONE IN ALTERED ANDESITE CONTAINS VEINS OF CINNABAR UP TO AN INCH THICK; ALSO DISSEMINATED CRYSTALS AND SMALL VEINLETS OF CINNABAR IN THE WALLROCK. BARITE OCCURS AS A GANGUE MINERAL. |
| Deposit | THE GROUP OF SEVEN CLAIMS IS ON BERRY CREEK ONE MILE WEST OF ITS JUNCTION W/MCCANN CREEK ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1979 | Kirkham, Richard A. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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