| Deposit ID | 10047252 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M242523 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Silver King Claims Nos. 2 and 5 |
| Alternate or previous names | NBMG Sample Sites 268, 269 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.87418, 38.28356 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2079 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lincoln(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sidehill Pass(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)
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 | Lincoln |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 005N | 063E | 14 PROJECTED FROM N. | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Guilmette |
| Rock description | Guilmette |
| (1) | Carbonate Shelf Sequence - Limestone and minor dolomite |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 80 W |
| Dip | 85 SW |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Silver King (Sunnyside ?) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M242523 |
TINGLEY, J.V., 1981, FIELD EXAMINATION, 6/14/81.
TSCHANZ, C.M. AND PAMPEYAN, E.H., 1970, NBMG BULL 73.
NBMG OFR 82-9
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FISSURE-SHEAR ZONE IN LIMESTONE WITH HEAVY GOSSAN ALONG ZONE. GOSSAN CONTAINS PODS AND KERNELS OF GALENA WITH CERUSSITE AND CU OXIDES. INTRUSIVE OUTCROPS IN WASH NORTH OF SAMPLE SITE 267 (AT 268). INTRUSIVE IS MODERATELY KAOLINIZED, FE-OXIDE STAINED QUARTZ PORPHYRY. TO THE WEST, 2 OLD SHAFTS AND CONNECTING ADIT EXPLORE A PARALLEL (OR SAME) N60-70 W SHEAR ZONE. MASSIVE CHUNKS OF GALENA ON DUMP. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1985 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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