| Deposit ID | 10047549 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M242913 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Crystal Placer |
| Alternate or previous names | Crystal Placer and Crystal Placer No. 1 Claims |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.36514, 40.16184 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1509 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pershing(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Coal Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lovelock(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lovelock(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 | 027N | 032E | 34 | NE OF SE OF SE | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gypsum | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Mica | Gangue |
| Montmorillonite | Gangue |
| Result | BETTER AND MORE ACCESSIBLE GYPSUM IS PRESENT IN THE DISTRICT, BUT THIS IS BETTER THAN THAT IN SEC 35, 0.5 MILE EAST |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Auld Lang Syne Group | ||||
| Rock description | Auld Lang Syne Group | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -118.36514, 40.16184 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Thrust Fault |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Distortion Of Beds |
| General form | TABULAR, BEDDED |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 45 E |
| Dip | 10 NW |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Muttlebury District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Gottschalk |
| First year | 1979 |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 106.68M |
| Overall width | 45.72M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M242913 |
NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.
PAPKE, K.G., 10 SEP 1984, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, NBMG BULL 89, PL. 1
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CONSIDERABLY DISTORTED BEDS OF GYSUM GENERALLY STRIKE N 45 E, DIP 10 NW. IN THE PIT, GYSUM IS POORLY BEDDED WITH BEDS 1-4 INCHES THICK. GYSUM IS WHITE TO VERY LIGHT GRAY, WEATHERS SLIGHTLY DARKER, SUGARY (< 1 MM), MOSTLY FRIABLE AND FAIRLY UNIFORM. X-RAY DIFFRACTION OF SAMPLE 2702 SHOWS GYSUM WITH A MODERATE AMOUNT OF CALCITE, SMALL AMOUNT OF MONT MORILLONITE AND TRACE QUARTZ AND MICA. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1986 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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