| Deposit ID | 10047276 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M242553 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Silver Cresent Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | NBMG Sample Site 2636 |
| Related records | 10173470 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.11265, 40.8785 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1560 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Humboldt(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pronto(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Eugene Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lovelock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Humboldt(hydrologic unit)
Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(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 | Humboldt |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 035N | 034E | 25 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLE 2636 OF BRECCIATED QUARTZ VEIN MATERIAL CONTAINS 5% FE, 0.05% MG, 0.3% CA, 0.05% TI, 100 PPM MN, 500 PPM AG, +10000 PPM AS, 500 PPM B, 50 PPM BA, 30 PPM BI, 200 PPM CD, 500 PPM CU, 10 PPM MO, 5 PPM NI, 20000 PPM PB, 2000 PPM SB, 200 PPM SR, 30 PPM V, 2000 PPM ZN. AA ANALYSIS ALSO SHOWS 1.2 PPM AU. |
|---|
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Hornfels |
| Rock unit name | Auld Lang Syne Group |
| Rock description | Auld Lang Syne Group |
| (1) | -118.11265, 40.8785 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fractures |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Width | 0.61M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Mill City District; Central District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M242553 |
TINGLEY, J.V., 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT, 9/21/84; SAMPLE ANALYSES.
WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL 59.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | QUARTZ VEIN CUTTING HORNFELS; SMALL AREA OF DIORITE CROPS OUT EAST OF LOWER ADIT. VEIN AT LOCATION MONUMENT IS SHEARED WHITE QUARTZ WITH LARGE QUARTZ CRYSTALS IN VUGS AND FE-OXIDE STAINING ALONG FRACTURES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1985 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1994 | Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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