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NBMG Sample Site 2325

Occurrence in Humboldt county in Nevada, United States with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Mineral occurrence model information
  10. Host and associated rocks
  11. Nearby scientific data
  12. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10047380
MRDS ID M242669
Record type Site
Current site name NBMG Sample Site 2325
Related records 10198519

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.64208, 40.9385 (WGS84)
Elevation 1915

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Winnemucca East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Humboldt

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 035N 039E 06 SW OF NW Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • 0.5 MILE SE OF HARMONY MINE . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Malachite Ore
Limonite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Some Silicification Of Wallrock

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE 2325 OF GRAB AND SELECT VEIN MATTER FROM DUMP CONTAINS 5% FE, 0.03% MG, 0.015% TI, 50 PPM MN, 5 PPM AG, 200 PPM AS, 50 PPM B, 100 PPM BA, 15 PPM CR, +20000 PPM CU, 20 PPM NI, 20 PPM SN, 15 PPM V.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite
    Rock unit name Valmy
    Rock description Valmy

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.64208, 40.9385
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N-S
    Dip 80 E
    Width 0.05M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Harmony District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • TRENCH AND PIT, SMALL DUMP

Comments on development

  • INACTIVE IN 1984

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GARSIDE, L.J., 10 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

  • Deposit

    WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL 59

  • Deposit

    GILLULY, JAMES, 1967, USGS MAP GQ-656

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit A 20-50 CM WIDE QUARTZ VEIN CUTS PHYLLITE AND QUARTZITE. WALLROCKMAY BE SOMEWHAT SILICIFIED, BUT NO ALTERATION IS OBVIOUS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-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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