| Deposit ID | 10047438 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M242740 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Solid Silver Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | NBMG Sample Site 2603 |
| Related records | 10246853 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.60403, 41.61932 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1859 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Humboldt(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mullinix Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Quinn River Valley(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
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 | 039E | 08 | NW OF SE | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLE 2603 OF MASSIVE VUGGY WHITE VEIN QUARTZ, BRECCIATED WITH SULFIDE CEMENT CONTAINS 0.7 % FE, 0.003 % TI, 10 PPM MN, 200 PPM AG, 0.65 PPM AU (BY AA ANALYSIS), 10 PPM B, 20 PPM BA, 10 PPM BI, 300 PPM CD, 500 PPM CU, 7 PPM NI, 2000 PPM PB, 50 PPM SB, 30 PPM SN, 7000 PPM ZN. |
|---|
| 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) | -117.60403, 41.61932 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 30 E |
| Dip | 90 |
| Width | 0.3M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Rebel Creek District; New Gold Fields District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M242740 |
TINGLEY, J.V., 04 SEPT 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.
WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL 59, PL. I.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MASSIVE WHITE VEIN QUARTZ ON MINE AND MILL DUMPS; POSSIBLE VEIN OUTCROP NEAR UPPER SHAFT. N 30 E, VERTICAL SHEAR, 1 FT WIDE, WITH VUGGY QUARTZ, CUTTING PHYLLITE WALLROCK. VEIN QUARTZ CONTAINS SULFIDES, AND IS BRECCIATED. SULFIDES FORM BRECCIA MATRIX COATING QUARTZ FRAGMENTS. PHYLLITE CLEAVES N 30 E; SHEARING AND VEINING APPARENTLY FOLLOW ROCK CLEAVAGE. |
| 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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