Geologic information
Identification information
| Deposit ID |
10037314 |
| MRDS ID |
M031288 |
| Record type |
Site |
| Current site name |
Columbia Mine |
| Related records |
10198398 |
Geographic coordinates
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Geographic coordinates:
|
-114.96893, 39.26633 (WGS84)
|
| Relative position |
ABOUT 5 MILES W OF ELY |
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Geographic areas
| Country |
State |
County |
| United States |
Nevada |
White Pine |
Public Land Survey System information
| Meridian |
Township |
Range |
Section |
Fraction |
State |
|
16N |
62E |
12 |
|
Nevada |
Commodities
| Commodity |
Importance |
| Manganese |
Primary |
Materials information
| Materials |
Type of material |
| Braunite |
Ore |
| Pyrolusite |
Ore |
Mineral occurrence model information
| Model code |
74 |
| USGS model code |
19b |
| Deposit model name |
Replacement Mn |
Host and associated rocks
| Host or associated |
Host |
| Rock type |
Sedimentary Rock
> Carbonate
> Limestone |
| Stratigraphic age (youngest) |
Pennsylvanian |
|
Controls for ore emplacement
Comments on the geologic information
- MN OXIDES FORM BLANKET DEPOSITS ON THE BEDROCK SURFACES AND ALONG BEDDING PLANES AND JOINTS AND IN IRREGULAR BUNCHES AND LENSES IN LIMESTONE ADJACENT TO PB AND CU BEARING VEINS
