Geologic information
Identification information
| Deposit ID |
10046589 |
| MRDS ID |
M241774 |
| Record type |
Site |
| Current site name |
Lucky Claim |
Geographic areas
| Country |
State |
County |
| United States |
Nevada |
Nye |
Public Land Survey System information
| Meridian |
Township |
Range |
Section |
Fraction |
State |
| Mount Diablo |
15S |
50E |
15 |
|
Nevada |
Commodities
| Commodity |
Importance |
| Copper |
Primary |
Materials information
| Materials |
Type of material |
| Malachite |
Ore |
| Hematite |
Gangue |
Host and associated rocks
| Host or associated |
Host |
| Rock type |
Metamorphic Rock
> Metasedimentary Rock
> Quartzite |
| Rock unit name |
Wood Canyon |
| Rock description |
Wood Canyon |
| Stratigraphic age (youngest) |
Late Cambrian |
| Stratigraphic age (youngest) |
Late Cambrian |
|
Geologic structures
| Type of structure |
Regional |
| Structure description |
Set Of Parallel N80e, 75n Faults (Forming 2 Ft Shear Zone) |
Comments on the geologic information
- QUARTZITE IS HIGHLY FRACTURED, SLIGHTLY CALCAREOUS WITH MINOR BANDING.
