| Deposit ID | 10047340 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M242627 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | NBMG Sample Site 2507 |
| Alternate or previous names | Site Is Misnamed Starlight Mine On Topo Map, Starlight Mine Is 0.4 Mile Se. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.21098, 40.58211 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1669 |
| Relative position | IN HUMBOLDT CANYON, ABOUT 6.5 AIRMILES S 30 W OF IMLAY. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pershing(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Star Peak(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 | Pershing |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 031N | 033E | 01 | NE | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLE 2507 OF QUARTZ-CALITE LENSES CONTAINS 0.3% FE, 0.1% MG, 10% 0.3% TI, 100 PPM MN, 10 PPM AG, 30 PPM B, 50 PPM BA, 10 PPM CR, 500 PPMCU, 7 PPM NI, 70 PPM PB, 150 PPM V. |
|---|
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Prida | ||||
| Rock description | Prida | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -118.21098, 40.58211 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Shears In Limestone |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 40 W |
| Dip | 25 SW |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Imlay District; Humboldt District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M242627 |
BONHAM, H.F., JR., 3 AUG 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS
USGS, 1967, MAP GQ-666
NBMG OFR 85-3, 1985.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | QUARTZ-CALCITE LENSES IN LIMESTONE. MINOR FE OXIDE, CU CARBONATE IN QUARTZ. PROSPECT DOES NOT LOOK PROMISING. SHEARING IN LIMESTONE AND SOME RECRYSTALLIZATION |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-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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