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Occurrence in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045649
MRDS ID M233435
Record type Site
Current site name Unknown

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.05752, 40.24632 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ferber Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Currie(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Elko(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Southern Great Salt Lake Desert(hydrologic unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 028N 070E 34 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 59
USGS model code 18b
Deposit model name Skarn Cu
Mark3 model number 8

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.05752, 40.24632
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • FEOX-CUOX RICH SKARN PODS ON CONTACT OF WHITE MARBLE WITH COARSE GRAINED GRANITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Ferber

Comments on the workings information

  • DOZER CUT ON SITE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FIELD EXAMINATION BY J.V. TINGLEY, NBMG, 8/7/80

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SKARN; INTRUSIVE CONTACT WITH FE-OX-CUOX-RICH PODS ON CONTACT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1981 Beintz, J.L. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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