| Deposit ID | 10045629 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233412 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Silver #2 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.78171, 40.94519 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 5 MILES NE OF TOBAR |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Snow Water Lake NE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wendover(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Elko(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Long-Ruby Valleys(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 035N | 064E | 06 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| (1) | -114.78171, 40.94519 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NNW |
| Dip | 45S |
| Width | 0.91M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Lafayette |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 6.1M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233412 |
SMITH, ROSCOE M. (1976) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO., NEV., USGS OPEN FILE REPORT 1976-56
ERICKSON, R.C., ETAL (1966) GEOCHEMICAL RECONNAISANCE IN THE PEQU OP MOUNTAIN AND WOOD HILLS, ELKO CO., NEVADA, USGS BULL 1198E.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO.(1964), MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN NEVADA & NW UTAH, VOL 1.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN OF QUARTZ CONTINING MALACHITE, AZURITE, LIMONITE; DK BROWN TO ORANGE BROWN JASPEROID GOSSAN. |
| Deposit | GROUP OF SHAFTS (PITS?) NORTH SHAFT 20 FEET DEEP, INCLINED 45 DEG NE IN LIMESTONE EXPOSED A QUARTE VEIN AS MUCH AS 3 FT WIDE CONTAINING MALACHITE, ACURITE, LIMEONITE (SMITH P.101) PROSPECTS EXPLOSE DARK-BROWN TO ORANGE-BROWN; NO PEROID GOSSAN ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1980 | Tingley, J.V. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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