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Unnamed Prospect Nw of Queen of the West

Occurrence in Nye county in Nevada, United States with commodities Silver, 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. Alteration
  9. Mineral occurrence model information
  10. Host and associated rocks
  11. Nearby scientific data
  12. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045854
MRDS ID M233695
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Prospect Nw of Queen of the West

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.69893, 38.20801 (WGS84)
Elevation 2012
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 3.3 AIRMILES S30E FROM NYALA (MORMON WELL)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nye(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nyala(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Quinn Canyon Range(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lund(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Hot Creek-Railroad 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 Nye

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 004N 056E 17 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • 0.25 MILE NW OF QUEEN OF THE WEST PROSPECT ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Copper Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.69893, 38.20801
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N20E
    Dip 45E
    Thickness 0.61M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Willow Creek District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ VEIN FROZEN TO THE HANGING WALL; FOOTWALL IS PORPHYRITIC QUARTZ MONZONITE DIKE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1982 La Pointe, D. D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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