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Marble2

Past Producer in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodity Marble, Dimension
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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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045636
MRDS ID M233421
Record type Site
Current site name Marble2

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.79061, 41.10158 (WGS84)
Elevation 1920
Relative position N END OF WOOD HILLS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Moor Summit(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wells(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Humboldt(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 037N 064E 07 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • S OF MOOR SUMMIT

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Marble, Dimension Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.79061, 41.10158
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BEDDED
    Thickness 2.44M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1964
Year of first production 1964

Mining district

District name Moor

Comments on the production information

  • A TEST LOT OR BULK SASMPLE OF 500 TONS WAS QUARRIED PRIOR TO 1964.

Comments on the workings information

  • QUARRY

Comments on development

  • A TEST LOT OR BULK SAMPLE OF 500 TONS OF LIMESTONE WAS QUARRIED PRIOR TO 1964

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit A TEST LOT OF BULK SAMPLE OF 500 TONS OF LIMESTONE WAS QUARRIED PRIOR TO 1964 3'-8' BEDS OF LIMESTONE IN SW 1/4 SEC.7 T.37N., R. 64E. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1987 Tingley, J.V. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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