| Deposit ID | 10046370 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M241513 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Barite Perkins Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Barite No. 1 and 2 Claims |
| Related records | 10125342 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.30471, 36.9722 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 975 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lincoln(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Davidson Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Overton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Las Vegas(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Virgin(hydrologic unit)
Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Lincoln |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 011S | 069E | 20 | NE | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||
| |||
| (1) | -114.30471, 36.9722 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NW |
| Dip | 70SW |
| Thickness | 0.61M |
| Length | 30.48M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1979 |
| Discoverer | Murray Perkins (Locator Of Claims) |
| District name | Gourd Springs District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M241513 |
TSCHANZ, C.M., AND PAMPEYAN, E.H., 1970, NBMG BULL 70, P.176, PL.1.
PAPKE, K.G., 1984, BARITE IN NEVADA, NBMG BULL 98, P. 104, PL. I, II
MORMON MOUNTAINS G-E-M RESOURCES AREA TECHNICAL REPORT, 1983, FOR BLM.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | A VEIN OF FE-STAINED BARITE IS ASSOCIATED WITH A PEGMATITE. BOTH THE VEIN AND THE PEGMATITE TREND NW DIP 70 SW, CROSSCUTTING SCHIST. VEIN CONSISTS OF BARITE, IRON OXIDES AND A LITTLE QUARTZ. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-84 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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