Nevada · Pershing County
Occurrence

Basalt Prospect

Pershing County, Nevada, United States
IronTungsten
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
SecondaryTungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formPODS ASSOCIATED WITH TACTITE
Materials
Ore mineralsMagnetite, Scheelite
GangueEpidote, Garnet
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockDiorite,Basalt
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10042444
MRDS IDM060243
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.00517, -118.82516
References
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89SHAW, REEVES, & KRAL, 1962, IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 53 CSOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY-NORTHERN NEVADA & NORTHWESTERN UTAH-SUMMARY OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1955-1961; V.I., SO. PACIFIC CO., SAN FRANCISCO. P. 17STAGER, H. K., IN PREPARATION, NBMG BULL ON TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF NEVADA.TINGLEY, J. V., NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION OF DISTRICT, APR 85.NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.