Far South Marguerite Prospect

Occurrence in Churchill county in Nevada, United States with commodities Antimony, Iron

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045386
MRDS ID M233098
Record type Site
Current site name Far South Marguerite Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.76067, 39.74519 (WGS84)
Elevation 1753
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position 30 MILES NNE OF EASTGATE
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Churchill

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 022N 037E 25 E2 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • ON SE SIDE OF CANYON OPPOSITE DRUMM MINE. ON E. SIDE OF A SE-TRENDING GULCH WHICH TAKES OFF FROM BERNICE CANYON 3.8 MILES FROM ITS MOUTH, ONLY A SHORT DISTANCE ABOVE ITS FLOOR. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Primary
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore
Stibnite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification, Sericitization

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Star Peak Formation
    Rock description Star Peak Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.76067, 39.74519

Ore body information

  • Strike N50W
    Dip 85 NE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Felsite Dike

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Bernice District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the workings information

  • TRENCH AND 2 CAVED ADITS; (28-FT. TRENCH)

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M233098

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SILLDEN, R., AND SPEED, R.C., 1974, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CHURCHILL COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 83.

  • Deposit

    LAWRENCE, E.F., 1963, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA; NBMG. BULL. 61

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SILICIFIED AND SERICITIZED FELSITE DIKE CONTAINS STIBNITE IN VEINLETS ALONG JOINTS IN THE DIKE, AS WELL AS DISSEMINATED THROUGH THE DIKE AS SMALL PODS, BLEBS AND HALDESAROUND PYRITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-81 La Pointe, D.D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology