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Rockhound Area

Occurrence in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodity Quartz
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10046076
MRDS ID M233994
Record type Site
Current site name Rockhound Area

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.57978, 41.70463 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Texas Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Jackpot(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Salmon Falls(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Quartz Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • FOSSIL LIMB CASTS

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcedony Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.57978, 41.70463
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • OPALITE AND CHALCEDONY PODS IN SILICIFIED VOLCANIC ROCK LOTS OF SMALL HOLES ALONG TOP OF A RIDGE AREA REPORTED TO BE THE SOURCE OF FOSSIL LIMB CASTS, COLLECTED BY ROCKHOUNDS FOR POLISHING.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Contact

Comments on the workings information

  • SMALL PITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OBSERVATION

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1982 Mohsen, Ahmed F. (Tingley, J.V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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