The Petrified Tree Group is a uranium mine located in Washoe county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Petrified Tree Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Petrified Tree Group
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Nevada
County: Washoe
District: Unnamed (Pyramid)
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Sandstone U
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Carbonization
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): URANIUM MINERALS IN SILICIFIED AND CARBONIZED LOGS AND PLANT MATERIAL IN ASH-RICH BENTONITIC UNIT BELOW BASE OF HARTFORD HILL RHYOLITE. SABNGALITE & AUTINITE OCCUR ALONG FRACTURES AND LAYERS IN THE WOOD, AND DISSEMINATED IN THE WEATHERED METAMORPHIC ROCKS UNDERLYING THE BENTONITE
References
Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L J, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN NEVADA, NBMG BULL 81, 197
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.
