Ruby-June Rose Group, Wonder Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Ruby-June Rose Group | - not defined - |
| Wonder Mining District | Mining District |
| Churchill County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 27' 31'' North , 118° 5' 29'' West
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Structure: Slickensides
Alteration: Silicification; Argillization
Deposit: Quartz vein, silicified gouge, part of the marie-ruby vein system of schrader (1947). Vein is about 4-6 ft wide where the incline was sunk. The incline follows the vein down dip and the adjacent open cut follows the vein along strike to the se. Vein consists of highly silicified rhyolite with minor quartz stringers. Rhyolite wallrock of the vein contact is argillically altered and slickesides are present in gouge along the contact. Pyrargyrite was seen in specimens collected at the sample site.
Deposit type: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Development: Ms #3053, surveyed in 1907, owned at that time by the ruby wonder mining co., not patented. Workings appear to have produced some ore, but records are not available. Staked by erickson's group in 1979; no activity at time of examination in 1986.
Rock formation(s): Wonder Rhyolite
Ore(s): Gouge Zone
June Rose #1, #2, #3; Ruby, Ruby #1, Billy the Kid, Lost Shepherd, Veta Grande Claims; NBMG Sample Site 3898; Ruby Prospect; June Wonder Prospect; Ruby Wonder Group. Treasure Hill Claim #1125.
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| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10047713 |
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