| Deposit ID | 10047177 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M242433 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | National Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | National Claim |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.61612, 38.08079 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2243 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lincoln(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bristol Range SE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wilson Creek Range(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lund(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Dry Lake Valley(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Lincoln |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 003N | 066E | 31 PROJECTED FROM EAST | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Model code | 72 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 19a |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic replacement |
| Mark3 model number | 47 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Highland Peak | ||||
| Rock description | Highland Peak | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -114.61612, 38.08079 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fissures/Faults |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NORTH-SOUTH |
| Dip | 60 E |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Bristol-Jackrabbit District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Year | 1914 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^15.9 Oz Ag, .025 Oz Au/Ton, 6.5% Pb, 10% Co, 7.3% Zn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M242433 |
WESTGATE, L.G., & KNOPF, A., 1932, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE PIOCHE DIST., NEV., USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 171, P. 70.
NBMG DISTRICT FILE 171, ITEM 8, ITEM 21
WESTGATE, L.G., & KNOPF, A., 1932, USGS, PP 171, P 70
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NATIONAL FISSURE - ABOUT 400 FT E OF THE GYPSY FISSURE. IT INTERSECTS BOTH THE MAY DAY AND TEMPEST FISSURES AND OFFSET THEM A FEW FEET IN PLACES. ORE OCCURS REPLACING LIMESTONE, AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH SEVERAL N20W FISSURES. IT CONTAINED CONSIDERABLE COPPER AS MALACHITE AND CHRYSOCOLLA WITH SOME RED AND BLACK OXIDES. LOCALLY THE ORE EXTENDS SHORT DISTANCES OUT FROM THE FISSURE VEIN INTO THE LIMESTONES PARALLEL TO THEIR BEDDING. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1982 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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