| Deposit ID | 10046436 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M241596 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Caliente Prospects |
| Alternate or previous names | NBMG Sample Sites 1494, 1495 |
| Related records | 10246536 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.52, 37.61691 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | IMMEDIATELY N OF TOWN OF CALIENTE, WITHIN CITY LIMITS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lincoln(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Caliente(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Caliente(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Caliente(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Meadow Valley Wash(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 | 004S | 067E | 07 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Jarosite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -114.52, 37.61691 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Shear Zones, Fractures |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | MAIN SHEAR, N 20E; INTERSECTING SHEAR, N10W |
| Dip | 90 (MAIN SHEAR); 90 (INTERSECTING SHEAR) |
| Thickness | 1.22M |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | MAIN SHEAR, N 20E; INTERSECTING SHEAR, N10W |
| Dip | 90 (MAIN SHEAR); 90 (INTERSECTING SHEAR) |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Caliente Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M241596 |
TINGLEY, J.V., 1984, AND QUADE, JACK, FIELD EXAMINATION, 6/14/84
TSCHANZ, C.M. AND PAMPEYAN, E.H., 1970, NBMG BULL 73, PL. II.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | STOCKWORKS, QUARTZ VEINS OCCUR ALONG SHEAR ZONES IN PROPYLITIZED, ARGILLIZED ANDESITE. MINING APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN CONCENTRATED AT POINTS WHERE THE MAIN SHEAR ZONE WAS INTERSECTED BY A N10W, VERTICAL SHEAR. ROCK AT INTERSECTION AND ALONG BOTH STRUCTURES IS LACED WITH NARROW QUARTZ VEINLETS. VEINLETS HAVE A N20E TREND, BUT DIP 10-15 SE. MAIN MINED ZONE CONTAINED 3-4 FT WIDE BRECCIATED QUARTZ VEIN WITH FE OXIDES AND MND SPOTS ALONG IT. VEIN HAS DRUSY QUARTZ CRYSTALS FILLING VUGS, SOME JAROOSITE ON FRACTURE SURFACES. THE ROCK ON THE POINT SURROUNDING THE OLD WORKINGS IS BLEACHED AND SILICIFIED NEAR THE SHEAR ZONE; BLEACHING DECREASES AWAY FROM THE MAIN STRUCTURE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1984 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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