Geologic information
Identification information
| Deposit ID |
10044875 |
| MRDS ID |
M232494 |
| Record type |
Site |
| Current site name |
Tom Cat |
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 |
Alteration
-
(Local)
Country Rocks Argillized About Ore Zones
Host and associated rocks
| Host or associated |
Host |
| Rock type |
Metamorphic Rock
> Metasedimentary Rock
> Quartzite |
| 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 Mtn Thrust |
|
| Local |
Imbricate Thrusts (Lander Thrust) & High Angle Faults |
|
Controls for ore emplacement
- Hydrothermal Channelways:Faults,Fractures,Bedding,Contacts
Comments on the geologic information
- HOST ROCK FOR THE DEPOSIT IS A GRANDULAR, THINLY BEDDED BLACK QUARTZITE THAT STRIKES N5W, AND DIPS 30SW. TURQUOISE OCCURS IN A KAOLINIZED LAYER THAT MARKS A BEDDING PLANE FAULT.
