Nevada · Nye County
Occurrence
Blue Bird Claim
Nye County, Nevada, United States
Copper
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Commodities
Tertiary
Copper
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Vein
Deposit size
N
Orebody form
TABULAR
Ore control
Fractures, Intersection Of N-Trending Normal Fault With Cross-Fault.
Materials
Ore minerals
Chalcocite, Cuprite, Malachite
Geology
Host rock
Sandstone,Conglomerate,Limestone · Riepe Spring, Ely Limestone, Newark Canyon
Structure
Axis Of Overturned Syncline
Alteration
Mild
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Identification
Deposit ID
10044325
MRDS ID
M231723
Region
NA
Data score
D
Coordinates
38.92827, -115.83033
References
KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSIT OF NORTHERN NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN, IN PRESS