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Sample Site 1327

Occurrence in Clark county in Nevada, United States with commodities Potassium, Gold, 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. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10047012
MRDS ID M242252
Record type Site
Current site name Sample Site 1327

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.92222, 35.98111 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Clark(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Boulder City NW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Boulder City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Kingman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Las Vegas Wash(hydrologic unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

USBR(Federal land areas administered by USBR)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Clark

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 23S 63E 02 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Potassium Primary
Gold Secondary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Potash Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Argillic, Silicification

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.92222, 35.98111
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Fault Zone (North Trending, East Dipping).

Comments on the geologic information

  • WORKINGS ARE IN VOLCANICS AND VOLCANIC BRECCIA, HOST ROCKS ARE ABUNDANTLY FE-MN STAINED, SECONDARY CU STAINING FRACTURES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Alunite (Railroad Pass)

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • PROSPECT PITS, SHAFTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMITH, 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION, NBMG, 19 NOV 82

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit HOST ROCKS CUT WITH QUARTZ VEINS AND VEINLETS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1983 Lyles, B.F. (Tingley, J.V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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