Geologic information
Identification information
| Deposit ID |
10044069 |
| MRDS ID |
M231391 |
| Record type |
Site |
| Current site name |
Unnamed Manganese Prospect #1 |
Geographic coordinates
|
Geographic coordinates:
|
-117.06705, 40.62823 (WGS84)
|
| Elevation |
1826 |
| Relative position |
6 MILES WEST 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 |
032N |
044E |
19 |
|
Nevada |
Comments on the location information
Commodities
| Commodity |
Importance |
| Manganese |
Primary |
Materials information
| Materials |
Type of material |
| Psilomelane |
Ore |
| Pyrolusite |
Ore |
Mineral occurrence model information
| Model code |
156 |
| USGS model code |
25g |
| Deposit model name |
Epithermal Mn |
Host and associated rocks
| Host or associated |
Associated |
| Rock type |
Plutonic Rock
> Granitoid
> Quartz Monzonite |
| Stratigraphic age (youngest) |
Pliocene |
| Stratigraphic age (youngest) |
Late Cambrian |
| Stratigraphic age (youngest) |
Late Cambrian |
|
| Host or associated |
Host |
| Rock type |
Metamorphic Rock
> Metasedimentary Rock
> Quartzite |
| Rock unit name |
Harmony Formation |
| Rock description |
Harmony Formation |
Geologic structures
| Type |
Description |
Terms |
| Regional |
Thrust Faults |
|
| Local |
N-Trending Faults |
|
Controls for ore emplacement
Comments on the geologic information
- PSILOMELANE AND PYROLUSITE OCCUR IN N-TRENDING STRINGERS ALONG FAULT IN QUARTZITE
