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Steinich

Past Producer in Lander county in Nevada, United States with commodity Gemstone
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10044874
MRDS ID M232493
Record type Site
Current site name Steinich

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.71899, 40.27824 (WGS84)
Relative position ONE MILE NORTH-NORTHEAST OF GOLD ACRE
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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 19 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 > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.71899, 40.27824
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Geologic structures

Type Description Terms
Regional Deposit In Upper Plate Of Roberts Mtn Thrust
Local Area Is Cut By Numerous Imbricate Thrusts

Ore body information

  • General form STRATABOUND
  • General form STRATABOUND
  • General form STRATABOUND

Comments on the geologic information

  • GENTYL FOLDED BEDS OF GRAY SHALE & CHERT CONTAIN NODULES OF TURQUOISE CONCENTRATED IN THE DARKER SHALE LAYERS.

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1929
Discoverer August Steineich
Discovery method Ore-Mineral In Place

Mining district

District name Bullion

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Edgar, J. W.

Comments on the production information

  • ABOUT $50,000 WORTH, MAINLY IN THE FORM OF "ZUNI" NUGGETS

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL OPEN PITS

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M232493

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STAGER, H.K. (1977) GEOLOGY & MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER CO. NEV., N.B. OF M. BULL 88

  • Deposit

    USBM (WINNEMUCCA) MILS NO. 59, REFERENCE NO. 3201500368

  • Deposit

    MORRISSEY F.R. (1968) TURQUOISE DEPOSITS OF NEVADA, N.B.M. REPORT 17

  • Deposit

    WRUCEK C.T. (194) GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TENABO AREA, LANDER OC. NEV., USGS MAP MF-647

  • Production

    MORRISSEY, F.R. 1968

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CHERT & SHALE BEDS CONTAIN NODULES OF TURQUOISE IN DARKER SHALE BEDS.
Deposit AUGUST STEINICH DISCOVERED THE MINE IN 1929. THE LAST OWNER OF RECORD WAS J.W. EDGAR. SEVARAL OPEN PITS CONSTITUTE THE DEVELOPEMENT WORK AT THE MINE. IT HAS REPORTEDLY PRODUCED ABOUT $50,000 WORTH OF TURQUOISE MOSTLY IN THE FORM OF "ZUNI" NUGGETS (MORRISSEY, 1968) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1980 Kirkham, Richard A. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology