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.
