Description
John T. Reid, Of Lovelock
Commodities
PrimaryIron
TertiaryVanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model62: Skarn Fe
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR TO LENTICULAR
Ore controlCross-Faulting Formed Brecciated Zones Which Localized Ore Deposits; Shear Zones; Post-Mineral Faulting
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Magnetite
GangueApatite, Calcite, Chlorite, Quartz, Scapolite, Sphene
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Metavolcanic Rock · Leach Fromation
Associated rockDiorite · Humboldt Gabbroic Complex
StructurePost-Mineral Faulting Off Sets Ore Body; Nw-Trending Fault
AlterationScapolitization, Chloritization
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1951
Last production1960
Discovery year1898
Identification
Deposit ID10045406
MRDS IDM233120
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.97462, -118.17208
References
REEVES, R.G., AND KRAL, V.E., 1955, IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF NEVADA; PT. A: GEOLOGY AND IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BUENA VISTA HILLS, CHURCHILL AND PERSHING COUNTIES,NV; NBMG, BULL S3, PT. A.NICKLE, NEIL L., 1968, GEOLOGY OF THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE BUENA VISTA HILLS, CHURCHILL CO., NV.; UNPUB. M.S. THESIS, UCLA.REEVES & RKAL, (1955) EP. 23