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Sliper

Occurrence in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodity Beryllium
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045670
MRDS ID M233459
Record type Site
Current site name Sliper

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.47728, 40.3077 (WGS84)
Relative position NEAR THE CLIMAX MINE, N SIDE OF DRAINAGE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Franklin Lake SW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ruby Lake(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

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 028N 058E 18 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • 4 MILES S. OF DAWLEY CANYON

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Beryllium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Beryl Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.47728, 40.3077
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Intrusive Contact

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Harrison Pass (Ruby Valley)

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BERYLUUM OCCURRENCE, ASSOCIATED WITH IGNEOUS CONTACT
Deposit THE SLIPER PROPERTY WAS A REPORTED OCCURRENCCE OF GERYLLIUM. BERLIUM OCCURRENCE ASSOCIATED WITH IGNEOUS CONTACT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1979 Tingley, J.V. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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