| Deposit ID | 10047500 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M242859 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Skyview Copper Dyke |
| Alternate or previous names | NBMG Sample Site 2262 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.76518, 41.60293 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2286 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Humboldt(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
New York Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Denio(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Vya(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Thousand-Virgin(hydrologic unit)
Black Rock Desert(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 | 042N | 028E | 04 | NE OF NE OF NE OF NE | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLE 2262, SELECTED FROM MINERALIZED MATERIAL, CONTAINS 2 % FE, 0.2 % MG, 2 % CA, 0.2 % TI, 50 PPM MN, 15 PPM AG, 100 PPM B, 3000 PPM BA, 1.5 PPM BE, 15 PPM CO, 100 PPM CR, +20000 PPM CU, 70 PPM NI, 30 PPM PB, 10 PPM SC, 1000 PPM SR, 100 PPM V, 10 PPM Y, AND 50 PPM ZR. |
|---|
| 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 | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock |
| (1) | -118.76518, 41.60293 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Varyville District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | C. W. Reicheit, Mary Dyke, And Harold Dyke Of Apel, Or |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M242859 |
NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.
BENNETT, REB E., 1974, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE BLUE LAKE PROPOSED PRIMITIVE AREA; HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG MINING DISTRICT FILE 144, ITEM 2.
NBMG FIELD NOTES AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL. 59, PL. 1.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OXIDE CU MINERALS IN A SILICEOUS SHEAR ZONE/FRACTURE ZONE. NO PRIMARY SULFIDES SEEN. MINOR OLD PROSPECT PIT 1000 FT EAST ON OTHER SIDE OF HILL TOP EXPLORES BRECCIA ZONE DEVELOPED BETWEEN FELSITE PLUG (?) AND METAMORPHIC ROCKS. NO METALLICS SEEN. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1987 | 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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