Tempo Prospect, Ravenswood Mining District (Shoshone Mining District), Lander County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Tempo Prospect | Prospect |
| Ravenswood Mining District (Shoshone Mining District) | Mining District |
| Lander County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 36' 49'' North , 117° 15' 5'' West
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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Maloy Mine
Structure: Roberts Mountains Thrust Northeast-Trending Faults, Lovelock Austin Mineral Belt.
Deposit: Anomalous valves of gold, arsenic, mercury, and antimony were obtained from samples of siltstone. The anomalous valves are associate with a barite vein associated with northeast-trending faults. The favorable siltstone is inferred to be present under upper-plate rocks.
Development: Campbell staked the ground in april (1968 following ideas in USGS circular s63.
Geology: The tempo claims cover the eastern portion of a small window in the roberts mountains thrust sheet. The trace of the thrust fault passes through the center of the claim group. Below the thrust sheet, the roberts mountains formation and antelope valley formation drop out. The valmy formation forms the upper plate of the thrust sheet.
Rock formation(s): Roberts Mountains Siltstone
Ore(s): Barite Vein
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