| Deposit ID | 10047335 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M242621 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Uranium Occurrence. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.29462, 40.47516 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1646 |
| Relative position | 13 MILES S OF GERLACH ON STATE RD. 34, THEN EAST ON ROAD TO TRAIL CANYON. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pershing(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Kumiva Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Kumiva Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lovelock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Smoke Creek Desert(hydrologic unit)
Black Rock Desert(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 | Pershing |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 030N | 024E | 16 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Biotite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | MOUNT SOPRIS 5-6 TIMES BG (3X5 FT), 900-1000 CPS. LEUCOGRANITE HAS RADIOACTIVITY OF 350-400 CPS. POORLY DEFINED PODS LESS THAN 5 INCHES IN DIAMETER COUNT 200-1200 CPS. SAMPLE MEX 214 OF GRANODIORITE CONTAINS 7.0 PPM U3O8. SAMPLE MEX 215 OF LEUCOGRANITE CONTAINS 49.0 PPM U3O8. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -119.29462, 40.47516 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Central Portion Of Eugeosynclinal Part Of Nevada Basin & Range Province |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Normal Fault Bounds West Side Of Selenite Range Horst, And Small Joints In Dike. Dike Normal To Horst |
| General form | IRREGULAR POD |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 0.61M |
| Length | 1.52M |
| Width | 0.91M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Hooker District; Empire District; Gerlach District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M242621 |
NEFF, THOMAS R., AUG, 79, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, NBMG BULL 89, PL. I.
GARSIDE, L.J., 1973, NBMG BULL 81, P. 95.
U.S. A.E.C. PRELIM RECONN. REPORT 3724.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RADIOACTIVITY IS VERY LOCAL, OCCURRING IN SMALL PODS ASSOCIATED WITH A LEUCOGRANITE DIKE. ZONES OF ANOMALOUS RADIOACTIVITY ARE SMALL ANDSCATTERED. ALTERATION IS PERVASIVE, UNRELATED TO RADIOACTIVITY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1985 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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