Geologic information
Identification information
| Deposit ID |
10044867 |
| MRDS ID |
M232486 |
| Record type |
Site |
| Current site name |
Little Chief Mine |
Geographic coordinates
|
Geographic coordinates:
|
-116.70871, 40.34574 (WGS84)
|
| Relative position |
THREE MILES NORTHWEST OF TENABO |
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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 |
047E |
31 |
|
Nevada |
Commodities
| Commodity |
Importance |
| Gemstone |
Primary |
Materials information
| Materials |
Type of material |
| Turquoise |
Ore |
Alteration
-
(Local)
Country Rocks Orgillically Alterred Away From Ore
Host and associated rocks
| Host or associated |
Host |
| Rock type |
Metamorphic Rock
> Metasedimentary Rock
> Quartzite |
| Stratigraphic age (youngest) |
Late Ordovician |
|
| Host or associated |
Host |
| Rock type |
Sedimentary Rock
> Clastic Sedimentary Rock
> Shale
> Black Shale |
| Host or associated |
Host |
| Rock type |
Sedimentary Rock
> Chemical Sediment
> Chert |
| Rock unit name |
Valmy Formation |
| Rock description |
Valmy Formation |
Geologic structures
| Type of structure |
Regional |
| Structure description |
Deposit In Upper Plate Of Roberts Mtn Thrust |
Ore body information
| General form |
IRREGULAR (BRECCIA-FILL) |
Controls for ore emplacement
- Hydrothermal Channelways Faults, Breccia, Bedding
Comments on the geologic information
- TURQUOISE OCCURS IN ORGILLIZED BRECCIATED SHALE AND QUARTZITE
