The Edgar Turquoise Mine is a gemstone mine located in Elko county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Edgar Turquoise Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Edgar Turquoise Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gemstone
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Swales Mountain District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Robert Mountain Thrust
Type: L
Description: Intrusive Igneous Stock
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 1576: FE 10%, MG .1%, CA 1%, TI .05%, MN 200PPM, AG 70PPM, AS 1000PPM, AU N, B N, BA 2000PPM, BE 3PPM, BI 1000PPM, CD N, CO 50PPM CR 50PPM, CU G20000PPM, LA G1000PPM, MO 150PPM, NB N, NI 300PPM, PB 70PPM, SB N, SC 5PPM, SN 70PPM, SR L, V 700PPM, W N, Y 70PPM, ZN 1000PPM, ZR 10PPM, TH N.
Materials
Ore: Turquoise
Comments
Comment (Development): PROPERERYT NOT EXAMINED, BUT IN AUG, 1973, TWO MEN WERE WORKING THE DEPOSIT WITH BULLDOZERS.
Comment (Geology): BEDDED CHERTS OF THE ORDOVICIAN VININI FM. ARE IN CONTACT WITH A STOCK OF QUARTZ MONZONITE PORPHYRY STOCK. THE CHERT CONTAINS THIN FISSURES OF TURQUOISE. ROCK ASSAYS FROM THE CLAIMS INDICATE GOLD MINERALIZATION ALSO.
References
Reference (Deposit): BLM REPORT, NE 9-4
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
