| Deposit ID | 10047435 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M242737 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rainbow #5 Claim |
| Alternate or previous names | NBMG Sample Site 2621 |
| Related records | 10125531 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.7232, 41.62599 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1737 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Humboldt(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
White Rock Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Quinn River Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
McDermitt(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Quinn(hydrologic unit)
Black Rock Desert(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Humboldt |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 043N | 038E | 08 | CENTER OF N2 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLE 2621 OF MILK-WHITE QUARTZ VEIN WITH PHYLLITE INCLUSIONS, THICK HEMATITE-LIMONITE PSEUDO MORPUS AFTER PYRITE, SOME FRESH PYRITE, FINE GREY SULFIDES(?), BLACK PLATY MINERAL-COULD BE SPECULAR HEMATITE OR WOLFRAMITE. IT CONTAINS 0.7% FE, 0.15% TI, 500 PPM MN, 0.7 PPM AG, 20 PPM B, 100 PPM BA, 10 PPM CR, 10 PPM CU, 5 PPM NI, 10 PPM PB, AND 2.3 PPM AU (BY AA ANALYSIS. |
|---|
| 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 | Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -117.7232, 41.62599 |
|---|
| General form | PODS, LENSES |
|---|---|
| Length | 45.72M |
| Width | 0.3M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Rebel Creek District; New Goldfields District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Woodward Of Orovada |
| First year | 1981 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 60.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M242737 |
TINGLEY, J.V., 19 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 IN PHYLLITE. PHYLLITE STRIKES N 70 E, DIPS 45 NW. PODS AND LENSES OF VEIN MATERIAL ALONG CLEAVAGE PLANES. PROSPECT PIT EXPOSES 1 FT (MAXIMUM WIDTH) QUARTZ POD. QUARTZ BRANCHES AND LACES THROUGHOUT WALLROCK, IS FE-OX STAINED, ABOUT 150 FT TO NE ALONG STRIKE IS AN OLD ADIT DRIVEN ALONG BEDDING. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-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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