Nevada · Lander County
Past Producer

Hancock

Lander County, Nevada, United States
Iron
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formSTRATABOUND
Ore controlIntersection Of Fault Zones & Dolomite Beds
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Magnetite
GangueApatite, Calcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Osobb Formation
Associated rockDiorite
StructureThe Deposit Is At The Base Of The Osobb Near The Contact With The Underlying Cane Spring Limestone. A. Diorite Stock Intrudes And Has Locally Pyrometasomatized The Cane Spring About One Mile To The North.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10044854
MRDS IDM232470
Alternate namesMickey
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.29657, -117.20538
References
STAGER, H.K. (1977) GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF LANDER CO., N.B.M. BULL 88USBM (WINNEMUCCA) MILS NO. 69, REFERENCE NO 3201500201MCKEE E.H. & STEWART J. (1968) GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MCCOY QUADRANGLE, USGS OPEN-FILE MAPSTAGER, H.K., 1977.