Crystal Pass Prospect

Occurrence in Clark county in Nevada, United States with commodity Silver

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10037215
MRDS ID M031104
Record type Site
Current site name Crystal Pass Prospect
Related records 10124860

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.43278, 35.79583 (WGS84)
Relative position 2.5 MILES SOUTH OF GOODSPRINGS.
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Clark

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
025S 058E 01,02 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anglesite Ore
Cerargyrite Ore
Hematite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Siderite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.43278, 35.79583

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Large Scale Overthrusts.

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Contact Between Porphyry & Limestone.

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE MINERALS ARE IN SILICIFIED DOLOMITE BRECCIA AT CONTACT WITH GRANITE PORPHYRY.

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Goodsprings

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • NO RECORDED PRODUCTION.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 18.29M

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M031104

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HEWETT, 1931 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF GOODSPRINGS QUAD., USGS PROF. PAPER 162 P. 108 .

  • Deposit

    LONGWELL, C. R., PAMPEYAN, E. H., BOWYER, B., ROBERTS, R. J., 1965 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CLARK CO. NEV. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 62 P. 189 .

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1979 Harner, Joy L. (Roberts, Ralph J.) U.S. Geological Survey