| Deposit ID | 10046667 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M241861 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mammoth Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.70426, 38.18576 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1914 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
| Relative position | SW OF HOMESTAKE HILL AND USMM 311 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Esmeralda(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gilbert(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Tonopah(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tonopah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Fish Lake-Soda Spring Valleys(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(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 | Esmeralda |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 004N | 038E | 21 | SW | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Cerargyrite | Ore |
| Pyrargyrite | Ore |
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Anhydrite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Gypsum | Gangue |
| Iron | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 150 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25c |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal vein, Comstock |
| Mark3 model number | 16 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | -117.70426, 38.18576 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Joint Cracks |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | SW |
| Dip | 38-45 NW |
| Width | 9.14M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1925 |
| District name | Gilbert (Desert) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 152.4M |
| Overall depth | 40.84M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M241861 |
NBMG BULL 78, PL. 2, P. 67
USBM, 1978, MILS DATA
LAWRENCE, E.H., 1963, NBMG BULL 61, P. 65
FERGUSON, H.G., 1927, USGS BULL 795-F, P. 141.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN IN RHYOLITE BRECCIA WEST OF CHERT RIDGE NEAR GILBERT. VEIN 10-30 FT WIDE IS COARSELY CRYSTALLINE BANDED WHITE AND LIGHT BROWN CALCITE. VALUABLE MINERALS OCCUR ONLY NEXT TO HANGING WALL WHERE VEIN CONSISTS OF QUARTZ (IN PART FINE-GRAINED & DRUSY, IN PART LAMELLAR) AND CALCITE WITH GYPSUM AND ANHYDRITE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-82 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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