| Deposit ID | 10095708 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233246 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Foss |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.73009, 41.7424 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cornwall Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Jarbidge Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Owyhee(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(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 | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 044N | 055E | 01 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Antimony Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | GRAB SAMPLE, STOCKPILE-6.21% SB, TR AU, 4 OZ. AG |
|---|
| Model code | 180 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 27d |
| Deposit model name | Simple Sb (veins, pods, etc) |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Hammond Canyon Formation |
| Rock description | Hammond Canyon Formation |
| (1) | -115.73009, 41.7424 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR TO IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Island Mt. |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233246 |
LAWRENCE, E. F. (1963) ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA, NBMG BULL. 61
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FORMATION IS CUT BY AN INTERMEDIATE-COMPOSITION DIKE. STIBNITE OCCURS AS SMALL PODS, BLEBS & CRYSTALS SCATTERED RANDOMLY THROUGH THE DIKE AND IN QUARTZ ALONG THE FAULT |
| Deposit | DEVELOPED BY 41-FOOT INCLINED SHAFT AND A 46-FOOT ADIT. AT THE ADITS, LIMESTONE AND SHALE OF THE HAMMOND CANYON FORMATION (STRIKING N45E AND DIPPING 20SE) IS CUT BY A SILICIFIED DIKE OF INTERMEDIATE COMPOSITION. A FAULT, STRIKING N45E AND DIPPING 50NW FORMS THE FOOTWALL OF THE DIKE, STIBNITE OCCURS AS SMALL PODS, BLEBS, AND CRYSTALS SCATTERED RANDOMLY THROUGH THE DIKE AND IN QUARTZ ALONG THE FAULT. WHITE ANTIMONY OXIDES AND YELLOW ANTIMONY OXIDES ARE PRESENT. (LAWRENCE, P. 51-52.) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1980 | Tingley, J.V. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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