| Deposit ID | 10047420 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M242721 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | NBMG Sample Site 2667 |
| Alternate or previous names | Part of Tallula Mine Workings? |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.95153, 40.74795 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1676 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pershing(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dun Glen(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)
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 | 033N | 036E | 08 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| 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 | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| (1) | -117.95153, 40.74795 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N60-65E |
| Dip | 90 |
| Thickness | 0.61M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Sierra District; Dun Glen District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M242721 |
TINGLEY, J.V., 1985, FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS
NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, NBMG BULL 89, PL. 1.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MILKY WHITE QUARTZ VEINS UP TO 2 FT THICK CUTTING SHALE AND GRANODIORITE. VEINS SEEM TO WEAKEN IN THE GRANODIORITE. STOPING ON VEIN SEGMENTS IN HORNFELS AT THE GRANODIORITE HORNFELS CONTACT; APPEARS TO BE AN IRREGULAR CONTACT. VEIN CONTAINS SPOTS OF TETRAHEDRITE; GREEN CU OXIDES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-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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