Nevada · Pershing County
Occurrence

Piute Prospect Sec. 26

Pershing County, Nevada, United States
Iron
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model62: Skarn Fe
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlBreccia Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsMagnetite
GangueAlbite, Calcite
Geology
Host rockMetavolcanic Rock
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1952
Identification
Deposit ID10044123
MRDS IDM231467
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.00796, -118.34403
References
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89MOORE, 1971, CALIFORNIA-NEVADA IRON RESOURCES AND IRON ORE MARKETS; USBM 1C 8511, P.63-165SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY-NORTHERN NEVADA AND NORWESTERN UTAH-SUMMARY OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1955-61, U.I; SO. PACIFIC CO., SAN FRANCISCO; P.19