| Deposit ID | 10047410 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M242709 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dry Hills Silver Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Dry Ridge #2 Claim, NBMG Sample Site 2618 |
| Related records | 10125039 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.19707, 41.27795 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1769 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Humboldt(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dry Hills North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Osgood Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
McDermitt(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Little 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 | 039N | 042E | 12 | NW | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLE 2618 OF WHITE VEIN QUARTZ WITH HEMATITE STAIN, TETRAMEORITE CLOTS RIMMED WITH GREEN AND BLUE CU-OX STAINING, CONTAINS 0.5% FE, 0.3% MG, 1% CA, 0.03% TI, 500 PPM MN, 2000 PPM AG, 70 PPM B, 50 BA, 50 PPM CR, 5000 PPM CU, 50 PPM MO, 50 PPM NI, 2000 PPM SB, 20 PPM V, 500 PPM ZN, 15 PPM ZR. |
|---|
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -117.19707, 41.27795 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Reg.Struct: Ne-Trending Thrust Fault. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Fault Zone |
| General form | TABULAR TO CURVED |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 40 W TO N 80 W |
| Dip | 40-75 SW |
| Width | 0.61M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Potosi District; Getchell District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 9.14M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M242709 |
TINGLEY, J.V., 7 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.
WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL 59, PL. 1.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | WHITE QUARTZ VEIN 3 INCHES TO 2 FT WIDE, ALONG FAULT ZONE; VEIN CURVES FROM N40W TO N80W AND BACK TO NNW ALONG STRIKE; WALL ROCK IS SILICIFIED NEAR VEIN; WALL ROCK IS SHALEY ARGILLITE, WITH RED HEMATITE STAINING. TETRAHEDRITE CLOTS AND SPOTS IN VEIN; GREEN AND BLUE CU OXIDE STAIN; TRACE OF BRIGHT GREEN BOTRYOIDAL MINERAL (COPPER ARSENATE?) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1986 | 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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