The Blue Quartz Claims is a gypsum-anhydrite mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 3,087 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 3,087 Feet (941 Meters)
Commodity: Gypsum-Anhydrite
Lat, Long: 37.01806, -114.19861
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Blue Quartz Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blue Quartz Claims
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 1448
Commodity
Primary: Gypsum-Anhydrite
Tertiary: Strontium
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Vigo District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 1448 CONTAINS 20% CA, 200 PPM PB, 1000 PPM SR,
Materials
Ore: Gypsum
Gangue: Chert
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Workings): EXTENSIVE SURFACE CUTS, TRENCHES, PROSPECT PITS, ROADS THROUGHOUT AREA, MORE THAN ARE SHOWN ON MAP
Comment (Development): EXTENSIVELY PROSPECTED IN 1955-1957, BUT NO ACTIVITY AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1983.
Comment (Deposit): GYPSUM IS WHITE, FLUFFY, SOFT, POROUS WITH VERY MINOR IRON OXIDE STAINS ON WEATHERED SURFACES, AND RELATIVELY PURE ON FRESH SURFACE. OVERLYING GYPSUM DEPOSITS ARE SLIGHTLY FOSSILIFEROUS, PROMINENT, LIMESTONE/DOLOMITE BEDS WITH CHERT/CALCITE NODULES. DRAINAGES IN VICINITY CONSIST OF BEAUTIFUL PUDDINGSTONE ROCK, (BUILDING STONE QUALITY?).
References
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, P. AND BENTZ, J., 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT, AUG. 29, 1983.
Reference (Deposit): TSCHANZ, C. M. AND PAMPEYAN, E.H., 1970, NBMG BUU 73, P.124
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.
