Unnamed Quartzite Occurrence

Occurrence in Humboldt county in Nevada, United States with commodity Silica
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10125241
MAS/MILS ID 0320130366
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Quartzite Occurrence
Alternate or previous names Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -117.20455, 40.8271 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Valmy(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Humboldt(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Humboldt

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 034 N 042 E 01 SWSW Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silica Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -117.20455, 40.8271

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, VOL. I-

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN NEVADA & NORTHWESTERN UTAH, P. 127.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-JUN-91 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative Nevada resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.