The Eureka mining district, Nevada / by Thomas B. Nolan.
| Author/creator | Nolan, Thomas B. |
| Other author | United States. Department of the Interior. |
| Other author | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
| Other author | Nevada State Bureau of Mines. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Washington, D.C. : U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1962. |
| Description | iv, 78 pages : illustrations, maps, diagrams, tables and portfolio (folded maps (some color), diagrams) ; 29 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/pp406 |
| Subjects |
| Series | Geological Survey (U.S.). Professional paper ; 406 Geological Survey professional paper ; 406. ^A16492 |
| Contents | Abstract -- Introduction -- Geography -- History -- Fieldwork and acknowledgments -- Rock formations -- Cambrian system -- Prospect Mountain quartzite -- Pioche shale -- Eldorado dolomite -- Geddes limestone -- Secret Canyon shale -- Hamburg dolomite -- Dunderberg shale -- Windfall formation -- Ordovician system -- Pogonip group -- Eureka quartzite -- Hanson Creek formation -- Silurian and Devonian systems -- Devils Gate limestone -- Carboniferous systems -- Chainman shale -- Diamond Peak formation -- Permian system -- Carbon Ridge formation -- Cretaceous system -- Newark Canyon formation -- Igneous rocks of Cretaceous age -- Quartz diorite -- Quartz porphyry -- Igneous rocks of Cenozoic age -- Hornblende andesite and related rocks -- Rhyolite -- Rhyolite tuff -- Andesite and basalt -- Sedimentary rocks of Quaternary age -- Alluvium -- Geologic structure -- Prospect Ridge block -- Diamond tunnel thrust zone -- Ruby Hill thrust zone -- Dugout tunnel thrust zone -- Silver Connor transverse fault -- Jackson-Lawton-Bowman normal-fault system -- Ruby Hill normal fault -- Hoosac fault -- Spring Valley fault zone -- Carbon Ridge-Spring Ridge block -- Conical Hill anticline -- Structural features in the Newark Canyon formation -- Horblende andesite intrusive body -- Mahogany Hills block -- Fish Creek Mountains block -- Age of the structural features -- Paleozoic -- Pre-Newark Canyon -- Mesozoic -- Late Cretaceous -- Pleistocene and Recent -- Ore deposits -- Geographic distribution of the ore bodies -- Form of the ore bodies -- Irregular replacement deposits -- Bedded replacement deposits -- Fault-zone replacement deposits -- Disseminated deposits -- Contact-metasomatic deposits -- Mineralogy -- Base-metal deposits -- Windfall gold ore -- Contact-metasomatic ores -- Mineralogy -- Base-metal deposits -- Windfall gold ore -- Contact-metasomatic ores -- Tenor of the ores -- Origin of the ores -- Source of the metals -- Relation of the ore bodies to faults -- Relation of the ore bodies to the enclosing rocks -- Oxidation of the ores -- Mines and mining -- Production -- Mine drainage -- Notes on the mines -- Adams Hill area -- Ruby Hill area -- Prospect Ridge group -- Dunderberg-Windfall belt -- Lower New York Canyon group -- Other properties -- References cited -- Index. |
| Contents | Plate 1. Geologic map of the Eureka mining district, Nevada -- Plate 2. Geologic sections of the Eureka mining district, Nevada -- Plate 3. Geologic structure map of the Eureka mining district, Nevada -- Plate 4. Horizontal projection of stopes in Ruby Hill mines, Eureka mining district -- Plate 5. Patented claims within the part of T. 19 N., R. 53 E., included in plate 1, and certain of the unpatented claims in the northern and western parts of the Eureka Mining District, Nevada -- Plate 6. Mine workings in the Adams Hill area for which maps are available, Eureka Mining District, Nevada -- Plate 7. Mine workings in the Ruby Hill area for which maps are available, Eureka Mining District, Nevada [3 sheets] -- Plate 8. Location of drill holes intersecting sulfide ore in relation to the Fad and Locan shafts, Eureka Mining District, Nevada -- Plate 9. Mine workings in the Prospect Ridge area for which maps are available, Eureka Mining District, Nevada -- Plate 10. Mine workings in the vicinity of the new ore shoots in the No. 1 shaft area, Diamond mine, Consolidated Eureka Mining Company, Eureka Mining District, Nevada -- Plate 11. Mine workings in the Dunderberg-Windfall belt for which maps are available, Eureka Mining Company, Nevada. |
| General note | Prepared in cooperation with the Nevada State Bureau of Mines. |
| General note | 3 maps, 9 charts in pocket. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 72-73). |
| Other forms | Also available on the Internet. |
| Action note | Joyner- committed to retain 20200101 20401231 CUSP |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Nolan, Thomas B. (Thomas Brennan), 1901-. Eureka mining district, Nevada |
| Genre/form | geological maps. |
| Genre/form | Geological maps. |
| Genre/form | Maps. |
| Genre/form | Geological maps. |
| Genre/form | Cartes géologiques. |
| LCCN | gs 62000251 |
| Govt. docs number | I 19.16:406/ |