Geologic information
Identification information
Deposit ID |
10044077 |
MRDS ID |
M231400 |
Record type |
Site |
Current site name |
Blue Dick Antimony Mine |
Alternate or previous names |
Kirk, Harmon
|
Geographic coordinates
Geographic coordinates:
|
-116.83761, 40.41241 (WGS84)
|
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 |
029N |
046E |
06 |
|
Nevada |
Comments on the location information
- N & S SIDES OF WEST FORK ROCK CREEK
Commodities
Commodity |
Importance |
Antimony |
Primary |
Silver |
Primary |
Gold |
Secondary |
Selenium |
Tertiary |
Materials information
Materials |
Type of material |
Stibnite |
Ore |
Mineral occurrence model information
Model code |
180 |
USGS model code |
27d |
Deposit model name |
Simple Sb (veins, pods, etc) |
Host and associated rocks
Host or associated |
Associated |
Rock type |
Plutonic Rock
> Granitoid
> Quartz Monzonite |
Stratigraphic age (youngest) |
Late Ordovician |
|
Host or associated |
Host |
Rock type |
Metamorphic Rock
> Metasedimentary Rock
> Quartzite |
Geologic structures
Type of structure |
Regional |
Structure description |
Roberts Mtns Thrust At Depth |
Controls for ore emplacement
Comments on the geologic information
- VEIN ASSOCIATED WITH 6 INCH COAL SEAM: BLEBS, CRYSTALS, PORS & VEINLETS OF STIBINTE IN QTZ.