Deposit ID | 10044895 |
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MRDS ID | M232521 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Silver Prize |
Alternate or previous names | Lovey Ground |
Geographic coordinates: | -116.7276, 40.35769 (WGS84) |
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Country | State | County |
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United States | Nevada | Lander |
Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
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Mount Diablo | 029N | 047E | 30 | Nevada |
Commodity | Importance |
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Silver | Primary |
Lead | Primary |
Gold | Primary |
Copper | Secondary |
Zinc | Secondary |
Materials | Type of material |
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Marcasite | Ore |
Sphalerite | Ore |
Host or associated | Host | ||||
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Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
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Host or associated | Host |
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Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone |
Host or associated | Host |
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Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite |
Host or associated | Host |
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Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert |
Rock unit name | Valmy Formation |
Rock description | Valmy Formation |
(1) | -116.7276, 40.35769 |
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Type | Description | Terms |
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Regional | Deposit In Upper Plate Of Roberts Mtn Thrust, In A Zone Of Numerous Imbricate Thrust Slices, Such As The Lander Thrust. | |
Local | High Angle Nw Trending Gold Quartz Fault |
General form | TABULAR |
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Strike | N50W |
Dip | 58SW |
Thickness | 0.61M |
Development status | Past Producer |
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Commodity type | Metallic |
Deposit size | Small |
Significant | No |
Discovery year | <1910 |
Year of first production | <1910 |
District name | Bullion |
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Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232521 |
STAGER, H. K. (1977) GEOLOGY & MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER CO. NEV., N.B.M. BULL 88
USBM (WINNEMUCCA) MILS NO. 93, REFERENCE NO 3201500128
EMMONS, W. H. (1910) RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN ELKO, LANDER, & EUREKA COS, NEV. USGS BULL 408
WRUCKE, C. T. (1974) GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TENABO AREA, LANDER CO NEV, USGS MAP -647
EMMONS, W. M., 1910
Subject category | Comment text |
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Deposit | 2 VEINS |
Deposit | TWO VEINS ARE PRESENT ON THE CLAIM. THE UPPER LODE IS EXPLORED BY A 40 FOOT INCLINE, AND THE LOWER VEIN IS OPENED IN THREE SHORT ADITS. ADJOINS THE GRAND PRIZE CLAIM ON THE NORTHWEST. |
Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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Reporter | 01-NOV-1980 | Kirkham, Richard A. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |