Lanca Ster-Caudle Group

Occurrence in Lander county in Nevada, United States with commodity Barium-Barite

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10044094
MRDS ID M231421
Record type Site
Current site name Lanca Ster-Caudle Group
Alternate or previous names Lewis Canyon Barite Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.86094, 40.43462 (WGS84)
Elevation 2164
Relative position 16 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 045E 25 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • ABOUT 1 MILE BELOW DEANMINE; 1:24000 QUADRANGLE MAP IS A 1949 EDITION

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.86094, 40.43462

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Roberts Mtns. Thrust At Depth.

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Lewis District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M231421

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VANDERBURG, W.O., 1939, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN LANDER CO., NEV; USGS INF. CIRC. 7043

  • Deposit

    HORTON, R.C., 1963, AN INVENTROY OF BARITE OCCURRENCES IN NEVADA; NEV BUR MINES REPORT 4.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VERY LITTLE KNOWN ABOUT THIS SMALL DEPOSIT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1980 La Pointe, D. D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology