| Deposit ID | 10037809 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M042800 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Kerr-Magee Iron Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.96425, 38.64826 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2701 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nye(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Jefferson(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mount Jefferson(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tonopah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Ralston-Stone Cabin Valleys(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Nye |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 009N | 045E | 06 | SW OF NW OF SW | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate |
| (1) | -116.96425, 38.64826 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Barcelona District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Kerr-Magee Corp. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M042800 |
KLEINHAMPL, F.J., AND ZIONY, J.I., 1984, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE COUNTY: NBMG BULL 99B; (COMMODITIES SECTION), P. 11, P. 50.
ERVINE, W.B., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL ZONING OF THE SPANISH BELT MINING DISTRICT, NYE COUNTY, NEVADA; PH.D. DISSERTATION, STANFORD UNIV., CA., 258 P.
QUADE, JACK, 1985, FIELD EXAMINATION FOR NBMG OF BARCELONA DISTRICT.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT LIES IN A SEPTUM OF METAMORPHOSED CARBONATE ROCKS, QUARTZITE, SCHIST, PHYLLITE ADJACENT TO A GRANITIC PLUTON. SPORADIC TACTITE ALONG CONTACT ZONE. AN EXPOSED POD SEVERAL YARDS SQUARE OF SULFIDES CONTAINED PYRITE, CHALCOPYRITE, BORNITE, TETRAHEDRITE, MOLYBDENITE?, PYRRHOTITE, MAGNETITE AND SOME MALACHITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1986 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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