Nevada · Elko County
Occurrence

Black Bird Claims

Elko County, Nevada, United States
Iron
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Description

Joe Breen

Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlBreccia Zone; Fault Zone
Materials
GangueCalcite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite
StructureFault Zone, Strikes E, Dips Steeply N; Slickensides Parallel Shear Zone
AlterationRecrystallization Of Limestone
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1981
Identification
Deposit ID10046891
MRDS IDM242117
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates40.77798, -114.2617
References
BROOKS, STEVE, 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION ON 10/7/82