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Occurrence in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodity Copper
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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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045666
MRDS ID M233455
Record type Site
Current site name Unknown

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.57254, 40.39131 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mizpah Point(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Currie(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Elko(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Spring-Steptoe 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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 029N 066E 18 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) Felsic phaneritic intrusive rocks
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Shear Zone N35-45 W

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
  • General form TABULAR

Comments on the geologic information

  • MASSIVE WHITE, CRYSTALLINE CALCITE POD ALONG BEDDING (N85 E,10 NW) IN LIMESTONE.SHEAR ZONE N35-45 W. SOME GOSSAN LENSES IN CALCITE, JASPEROID LENSES IN SKARN PODS. SKARN OUTCROP TO NORTH, INTRUSIVE TO SOUTH.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Dolly Varden

Comments on the workings information

  • OLD SHAFTS & PITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OBSERVATION

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CONTACT METAMORPHIC; SHEAR ZONES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1981 Beintz, J.L. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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