| Deposit ID | 10047222 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M242490 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wee Claim |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.56314, 37.95355 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Esmeralda(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Weepah(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Goldfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Goldfield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Southern Big Smoky Valley(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 | 001N | 039E | 11 PROJECTED FROM SOUTH | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Muscovite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Rock unit name | Wyman Formation |
| Rock description | Wyman |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -117.56314, 37.95355 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Shear Zone |
| Strike | N80E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 90 |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Lone Mountain District; Weepah District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 15M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M242490 |
TINGLEY,J.V., 1979, FIELD EXAMINATION
ALBERS,J.P. AND STEWART,J.H., 1972, NBMG BULL 78.
NBMG OFR 83-8,83-11, 1983
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SHEAR ZONE IN LIMESTONE LENS WITHIN DARK MICA SCMIST-VUGGY WHITE QUARTZ WITH PYRITE FLECKS OCCURS IN VEIN ALONG SHEAR ZONE. PROSPECT PIT 200M N IS SUNK ON WHITE QUARTZ-RICH PEGMATITE IN SCMIST. CLOTS OF BLACK TOURMALINE, MUSOVITE, PINK QUARTZ AND K-FELDSPAR PRESENT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1985 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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