Foster Property, Humboldt County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Foster Property | Property |
| Humboldt County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 36' 59'' North , 118° 43' 33'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Snow Creek Uranium
Alteration: 5.48% U3o8 In One Sample
Geology: Quartz veins and pegmatite dikes cut granitic intrusive rocks in the area.
Structure: High Angle Ne Fault 2 Km Se Of Occurrence Steeply-Dipping Ene Shears And Alaskitic Dikes
Alteration: Argillic, Sericitic, And Silicification
Tectonics: Mobile Belt
Deposit: Steeply dipping veins and a possible manto. 3 areas of exposed uraniferous rock lie in a 150 m by 300 m area, elongates ene. The most easterly exposure is the largest (30 x 100 m) and consists of radioactive chalcedony which appears to form a shallowly-dipping mass. Radioactvivity is generally restricted to ene shears and irregular chalcedon masses. In one place, uranium is concentrated along limonitized fracture in an alaskite dike. The uranium was probably introduced, along with silica by hot water ascending along ene fracture. A line of presently active cold water springs is along strike west of the occurrences. The large easterly exposure may be sinter mound formed around an extinct hot spring.
Deposit type: Polymetallic veins
Development: Drilling project active in 1980's. Area is enclosed by the proposed blue lake primitive area.
Ore(s): Intrusive Contact?
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4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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| β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| β Coffinite Formula: U(SiO4) · nH2O Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| β 'Limonite' Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| β Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Coffinite | 9.AD.30 | U(SiO4) Β· nH2O |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| β | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | β Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Garside, L.J., (1973), Radioactive Mineral Occurrences in Nevada: NBMG, Bull. 81
Castor, S.B. and Mitchell, T.P., (1980), Report of Uranium Occurrence.
Usaec Prelim. Reconn. Report (3485).
NBMG Staff, (1985), NBMG Ofr 85-3. #5. Garside, L.J., 1973, NBMG Bull. 81, P. 59. #6. Bennett, Reb E., 1974, Mineral Resources of the Blue Lake Proposed Primitive Area, Humboldt County, Nevada.
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10047515 |
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