Geologic information
Identification information
| Deposit ID |
10044062 |
| MRDS ID |
M231384 |
| Record type |
Site |
| Current site name |
Turquoise King Mine |
Geographic coordinates
|
Geographic coordinates:
|
-117.05122, 40.60323 (WGS84)
|
| Elevation |
1676 |
| Relative position |
6 MILES WSW OF TOWN OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN |
| (click for info) |
Geographic areas
| Country |
State |
County |
| United States |
Nevada |
Lander |
Public Land Survey System information
| Meridian |
Township |
Range |
Section |
Fraction |
State |
| Mount Diablo |
032N |
044E |
32 |
|
Nevada |
Comments on the location information
- WEST OF COPPER BASIN CAMP; W 1/2, CENTER OF SEC. 32
Commodities
| Commodity |
Importance |
| Gemstone |
Primary |
Materials information
| Materials |
Type of material |
| Turquoise |
Ore |
Alteration
-
(Local)
Hydrothermal-Argillic, Siliceous, Sericitic
Host and associated rocks
| Host or associated |
Associated |
| Rock type |
Plutonic Rock
> Granitoid
> Quartz Monzonite |
| Stratigraphic age (youngest) |
Pliocene |
| Stratigraphic age (youngest) |
Pliocene |
| Stratigraphic age (youngest) |
Pliocene |
| Stratigraphic age (youngest) |
Pliocene |
|
| Host or associated |
Host |
| Rock type |
Plutonic Rock
> Granitoid
> Quartz Monzonite |
Comments on the geologic information
- TURQUOISE OCCURS VEINLETS AND FRACTURES OF VARIOUS ORIENTATIONS
