Nevada · Lander County
Occurrence
Renton Copper Prospect
Lander County, Nevada, United States
Copper
Iron
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Commodities
Primary
Copper
Tertiary
Iron
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Unknown
Model
80: Porphyry Mo, low-F
Deposit size
N
Orebody form
LENSES
Ore control
Igneous Contact Aureole?
Materials
Ore minerals
Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Malachite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rock
Hornfels · Battle Formation
Associated rock
Diorite
Structure
Thrust Faults, Nw-Trending Faults
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Identification
Deposit ID
10044059
MRDS ID
M231380
Alternate names
Trenton Canyon Copper Prospect
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
40.63268, -117.18984
References
ROBERTS, R.J., AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ANTLER PEAK QUADRANGLE, HUMBOLDT AND LANDER COUNTIES, NEVADA; U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 459-B