Geologic information
Identification information
| Deposit ID |
10044034 |
| MRDS ID |
M231353 |
| Record type |
Site |
| Current site name |
Mercury Claim |
Geographic coordinates
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Geographic coordinates:
|
-117.10011, 40.54212 (WGS84)
|
| Elevation |
1814 |
| Relative position |
11 MILES SW OF TOWN OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN |
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Geographic areas
| Country |
State |
County |
| United States |
Nevada |
Lander |
Public Land Survey System information
| Meridian |
Township |
Range |
Section |
Fraction |
State |
| Mount Diablo |
031N |
043E |
23 |
|
Nevada |
Comments on the location information
- 1/2 MILE EAST OF BUZZARD MINE ON N. SIDE OR RIDGE
Commodities
| Commodity |
Importance |
| Gold |
Primary |
| Silver |
Primary |
| Iron |
Tertiary |
Materials information
| Materials |
Type of material |
| Silver |
Ore |
Host and associated rocks
| Host or associated |
Associated |
| Rock type |
Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
> Intermediate Volcanic Rock
> Andesite |
| Stratigraphic age (youngest) |
Pliocene |
| Stratigraphic age (youngest) |
Pliocene |
| Stratigraphic age (youngest) |
Late Cambrian |
|
| Host or associated |
Host |
| Rock type |
Metamorphic Rock
> Hornfels |
| Host or associated |
Host |
| Rock type |
Sedimentary Rock
> Clastic Sedimentary Rock
> Shale |
| Host or associated |
Host |
| Rock type |
Sedimentary Rock
> Clastic Sedimentary Rock
> Sandstone |
| Host or associated |
Host |
| Rock type |
Sedimentary Rock
> Carbonate
> Limestone |
| Host or associated |
Host |
| Rock type |
Sedimentary Rock
> Chemical Sediment
> Chert |
| Rock unit name |
Scott Canyon Formation;Harmony Formation |
| Rock description |
Scott Canyon Formation;Harmony Formation |
Geologic structures
| Type of structure |
Regional |
| Structure description |
Dewitt Thrust Fault, Exposed In Workings |
Ore body information
| General form |
TABULAR |
| Strike |
NE |
| Dip |
45-60SE |
Controls for ore emplacement
Comments on the geologic information
- VEINLETS OF IRON OXIDES ARE REPORTED TO CONTAIN A LITTLE GOLD AND SILVER, AND THEY OCCUR IN BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER PLATES OF THE THRUST.
