Geologic information
Identification information
Deposit ID |
10044075 |
MRDS ID |
M231397 |
Record type |
Site |
Current site name |
Bateman Canyon Barite Mine |
Geographic coordinates
Geographic coordinates:
|
-116.76899, 40.42963 (WGS84)
|
Elevation |
2054 |
Relative position |
20 MILES SSE 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 |
030N |
046E |
35 |
|
Nevada |
Comments on the location information
Commodities
Commodity |
Importance |
Barium-Barite |
Primary |
Comments on the commodity information
- BARITE, IN CLUSTERS OF PODS, BOTH WELL-BEDDED AND MASSIVE; DISCONFORMABLE LENSES.
Materials information
Materials |
Type of material |
Barite |
Ore |
Host and associated rocks
Host or associated |
Host |
Rock type |
Sedimentary Rock
> Carbonate
> Limestone |
Host or associated |
Host |
Rock type |
Sedimentary Rock
> Chemical Sediment
> Chert |
Rock unit name |
Slaven;Slaven |
Rock description |
Slaven;Slaven |
Geologic structures
Type |
Description |
Terms |
Regional |
Roberts Mtns. Thrust At Depth |
|
Local |
Minor Nw Fault Offsets Barite, North End |
|
Ore body information
Strike |
N TO NW |
Dip |
E MOD TO STEEP |
Thickness |
12.19M
|
Controls for ore emplacement
Comments on the geologic information
- BARITE BEDS UP TO 40 FT. THICK ARE INTERBEDDED WITH SLAVEN CHERT AND LIMESTONE.