Deposit ID | 10043989 |
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MRDS ID | M231302 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Blue Gem Turquoise Mine |
Alternate or previous names | Pedro Claim, Turquoise Tunnel, Contention |
Geographic coordinates: | -117.03955, 40.61351 (WGS84) |
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Elevation | 1762 |
Relative position | 7 MILES WSW OF TOWN OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN |
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Country | State | County |
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United States | Nevada | Lander |
Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
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Mount Diablo | 032N | 044E | 29 | Nevada |
Commodity | Importance |
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Gemstone | Primary |
Materials | Type of material |
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Turquoise | Ore |
Jarosite | Gangue |
Kaolinite | Gangue |
Limonite | Gangue |
Montmorillonite | Gangue |
Quartz | Gangue |
Pyrite | Unknown |
Host or associated | Host | ||
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Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||
Rock unit name | Harmony Formation;Harmony Formation | ||
Rock description | Harmony Formation;Harmony Formation | ||
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(1) | -117.03955, 40.61351 |
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Type | Description | Terms |
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Regional | Dewitt Thrust Fault | |
Local | Shear Zone Trending N35w And N25e; Pebble Dikes |
General form | TABULAR |
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Thickness | 0.1M |
Development status | Past Producer |
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Commodity type | Non-metallic |
Deposit size | Large |
Significant | No |
Discovery year | 1918 |
Discovery method | Ore-Mineral In Place |
Year of first production | <1937 |
District name | Battle Mountain District |
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Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
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Type | Operator |
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Owner | Duval Corp. |
Type | Owner |
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Owner | Duval Corp. (Present) |
Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231302 |
STEWART, J.H., MCKEE, E.H. AND STAGER, H.K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 88
ROBERTS, R.J. AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ANTLER PEAK QUADRANGLE, HUMBOLDT AND LANDER COUNTIES, NEVADA; U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 459-B.
MORRISSEY, F., 1968, TURQUOISE DEPOSITS OF NEVADA; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT 17.
STEWART, J.H., MCKEE, E.H., AND STAGER, H.K., 1977
Subject category | Comment text |
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Deposit | VEINS, SECONDARY ENRICHMENTS |
Deposit | TURQUOISE WAS DISCOVERED HERE IN 1918, AND FIRST EXPLORED BY AMERICAN GEM CO. OF LOS ANGELES IN 1937, IN WHICH YEAR 424 LB. OF GEM TURQUOISE, VALUED AT $8480. WAS PRODUCED. L. HAND & A. LAYTON LEASED & MINED THE PROPERTY UNTIL 1953 WHEN KING BROS. OF NEW MEXICO PURCHASED IT. THE MINE HAS BEEN DEVELOPED BY EXTENSIVE UNDERGROUND WORKINGS AND OPEN STOPES, AND A GLORY HOLE. THE MINE IS NOW IN THE MIDDLE OF DUVAL'S OPEN PIT COPPER BASIN OPERATIONS. |
Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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Reporter | 01-DEC-1980 | Flynn, Patricia Dodd | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |