Geologic information
Identification information
| Deposit ID |
10044873 |
| MRDS ID |
M232492 |
| Record type |
Site |
| Current site name |
Super X Mine |
Geographic areas
| Country |
State |
County |
| United States |
Nevada |
Lander |
Public Land Survey System information
| Meridian |
Township |
Range |
Section |
Fraction |
State |
| Mount Diablo |
029N |
047E |
32 |
|
Nevada |
Commodities
| Commodity |
Importance |
| Gemstone |
Primary |
Materials information
| Materials |
Type of material |
| Turquoise |
Ore |
Host and associated rocks
| Host or associated |
Host |
| Rock type |
Sedimentary Rock
> Chemical Sediment
> Chert |
| Rock unit name |
Slaven Chert |
| Rock description |
Slaven Chert |
| Stratigraphic age (youngest) |
Late Devonian |
| Stratigraphic age (youngest) |
Late Devonian |
|
Geologic structures
| Type |
Description |
Terms |
| Regional |
Deposit In Upper Plate Of Roberts Mtn Thrust |
|
| Local |
Area Cut By Numerous Imbricate Thrust Slices |
|
Controls for ore emplacement
- Hydrothermal Channelways: Faults, Contacts, Breccia, Fractures
Comments on the geologic information
- HOST ROCK FOR THE DEPOSIT IS STRONGLY FOLDED AND FAULTED CHERT THAT STRIKES EASTERLY. TURQUOISE OCCURS IN A BRECCIA AND GOUGE ZONE, WHERE IT FORMS NODULES IN THE GOUGE, AND VEINLETS IN THE GOUGE & BRECCIA
