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Vashegyite Gem Manganese

Occurrence in Nye county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gemstone, Manganese
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  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. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10173693
MAS/MILS ID 0320230156
Record type Site
Current site name Vashegyite Gem Manganese
Alternate or previous names Train Prospect, John L. James Turquoise, Tom Molly Mine, Molly Nos. 1-3, Kay Nos. 1 and 2, Mh Claim Group 1983

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -117.09732, 38.55103 (WGS84)
Elevation 2219
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nye(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Manhattan(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ione Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tonopah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Southern Big Smoky Valley(hydrologic unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Nye

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 008 N 043 E 13 SESENE Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gemstone Tertiary
Manganese Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -117.09732, 38.55103
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MAP GQ-40, 1954, 1:125,000.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES SAMPLES TOQ 944 AND 945 COLLECTED

  • Deposit

    IN 1992.

  • Deposit

    MORRISSEY, F.R., 1968, NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY

  • Deposit

    REPORT 17, P. 25.

  • Deposit

    KRAL, 1951, NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 50,

  • Deposit

    P. 127.

  • Deposit

    FERGUSON, H.K., 1924, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 723,

  • Deposit

    P. 94, 95, 96.

  • Deposit

    AREAS OF DEVELOPMENT INTEREST IN THAT PART OF THE TOQUIMA

  • Deposit

    RANGE, NEVADA, ADMINISTERED AS TOIYABE NATIONAL FOREST.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit COMMODITY: GEMSTONE (TURQUOISE) DISCOVERD BY PERCY TRAIN IN 1910. MARKETED SMALL AMOUNT AS TRAINITE, LATER IDENTIFIED AS VASHEGYITE BY U.S. NATIONAL MUSEUM. JUDGED TOO SOFT FOR TRUE GEMSTONE. JOHN L. JAMES PROPERTY OWNER IN 1951; TOM COLLIGAN LOCATED CLAIM IN 1963 AND CALLED IT MOLLY NOS. 1-3, WORKED IT TILL 1981. LOCATED LATER AS KAY, KAY NO. 1 CLAIMS - EVALUATED BY U.S. BUREAU OF MINES IN 1992. INVESTIGATED BY U.S. BUREAU OF MINES FOR MANGANESE IN 1940- 0.5% MN -NO INTEREST.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-FEB-1995 Schmauch, Steven W. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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