Geologic information
Identification information
| Deposit ID |
10037237 |
| MRDS ID |
M031131 |
| Record type |
Site |
| Current site name |
Star Mine |
| Alternate or previous names |
Evening Star Claim |
| Related records |
10294313 |
Geographic coordinates
|
Geographic coordinates:
|
-115.44667, 35.76944 (WGS84)
|
| Elevation |
1280 |
| Relative position |
4 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 |
14 |
|
Nevada |
Commodities
| Commodity |
Importance |
| Lead |
Primary |
| Zinc |
Primary |
Materials information
| Materials |
Type of material |
| Galena |
Ore |
Host and associated rocks
| Host or associated |
Host |
| Rock type |
Sedimentary Rock
> Carbonate
> Limestone |
| Stratigraphic age (youngest) |
Paleocene |
| Stratigraphic age (youngest) |
Mississippian |
|
Geologic structures
| Type |
Description |
Terms |
| Regional |
Fredrickson Rift Zone (Nw Belt Of Shearing). |
|
| Local |
Star Fault Trending |
|
Controls for ore emplacement
Comments on the geologic information
- GALENA AND ZINC ORE IN SPORADIC NODULES ALONG STAR FAULT. DIKE IS VERY SOFT AND WEATHERED.
