| Deposit ID | 10047135 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M242386 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Joshua Claims |
| Alternate or previous names | NBMG Sample Sites 1180 and 1181 |
| Related records | 10197893 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.25897, 37.30384 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Esmeralda(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gold Point(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Last Chance Range(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Goldfield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Cactus-Sarcobatus Flats(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 | 007S | 042E | 29 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Iron | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| Rock unit name | Sylvania Pluton |
| Rock description | Sylvania Pluton |
| (1) | -117.25897, 37.30384 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fault |
| General form | TABULAR, PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | N40E |
| Dip | NW |
| Width | 3.05M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Tokop District |
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| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M242386 |
SMITH/BENTZ, 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION, NBMG, 6 MAY 83
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | WORKINGS FOLLOW A N40E, NW DIPPING, 10 FT WIDE SHEAR ZONE WITH QUARTZ VEINS AND STRINGERS WHICH PINCH AND SWELL AT THE SURFACE. |
| 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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