Geologic information
Identification information
| Deposit ID |
10044868 |
| MRDS ID |
M232487 |
| Record type |
Site |
| Current site name |
Little Gem Turquoise |
| Alternate or previous names |
Cracker Jack |
Geographic coordinates
|
Geographic coordinates:
|
-116.70815, 40.31991 (WGS84)
|
| Relative position |
1 1/2 MILES WEST 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 |
028N |
047E |
07 |
|
Nevada |
Commodities
| Commodity |
Importance |
| Gemstone |
Primary |
Materials information
| Materials |
Type of material |
| Turquoise |
Ore |
Host and associated rocks
| Host or associated |
Host |
| Rock type |
Metamorphic Rock
> Metavolcanic Rock
> Mafic Metamorphic Rock
> Greenstone |
| Stratigraphic age (youngest) |
Late Ordovician |
| Stratigraphic age (youngest) |
Late Ordovician |
|
| Host or associated |
Host |
| Rock type |
Sedimentary Rock
> Clastic Sedimentary Rock
> Shale |
| Host or associated |
Host |
| Rock type |
Sedimentary Rock
> Chemical Sediment
> Chert |
| Rock unit name |
Valmy Formation |
| Rock description |
Valmy Formation |
Geologic structures
| Type |
Description |
Terms |
| Regional |
Deposit In Upper Plate Of Roberts Mountain Thrust |
|
| Local |
Imbricate Thrusts And High Angle Basih Range Faults |
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Comments on the geologic information
- TURQUOISE OCCURS IN BOTH GRAY SHALE AND WHITE TUFF WHICH STRIKE N 40 W AND DIP 20 E, WITH INTENSE FOLDING IN SOME AREAS. THE SHALE CONTAINS BOTH GREEN & BLUE TURQUOISE, WHITE THE TUFF CONTAINS BLUE TURQUOISE.
