Nevada · Mineral County
Occurrence

Foster Prospect

Mineral County, Nevada, United States
Iron
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Commodities
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeContact Metasomatic
Model62: Skarn Fe
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formELLIPTICAL IN PLAN
Ore controlOre Found Along Contact Between Limst. And Diorite; Most Of It In Diorite
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Magnetite
Geology
Host rockMarble
Associated rockDiorite
StructureDioritic Rock And Limst. Cut By Aplite Dikes
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10037633
MRDS IDM035748
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.94602, -118.4654
References
REEVES, SHAW, KRAL, 1958 , IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF NEV. PART B., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 53