King Gulch

Occurrence in Lander county in Nevada, United States with commodity Barium-Barite

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10044880
MRDS ID M232500
Record type Site
Current site name King Gulch
Alternate or previous names Indian Crests

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.71704, 40.32658 (WGS84)
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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 06 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.71704, 40.32658

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Deposit In Upper Plate Of Robers Mtn Thrust In Zone Of Numerous Imbricate Thrusts

Ore body information

  • General form STRATABOUND
  • General form STRATABOUND

Comments on the geologic information

  • BARITE-CHERT CONGLOMERATE BEDS AND VEINS OF BARITE ARE PRESENT

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Bullion

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M232500

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    USBM (WINNEMUCCA) MISL NO 75, REFERENCE NO. 3201500074

  • Deposit

    WRUCKE C.T. (1974) GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TENABO AREA, LANDER CO NEV, USGS MAP MF-647

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BARITE-CHERT CONGLOMERATE BEDS; AND BARITE VEINS

Reporter information

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