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Dayton Iron Deposits

Lyon County, Nevada, United States
IronSulfurPhosphorus-Phosphates
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
TertiarySulfur, Phosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeB
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsHematite, Limonite, Magnetite, Pyrite
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1903
Identification
Deposit ID10270869
MRDS IDW018357
Alternate namesDayton Iron Deposits, Rosetta Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.3655, -119.45019
References
DAVIS, L. E., AND R. Y. ASHIZAWA. THE MINERALINDUSTRY OF NEVADA. CH. IN BUMINES MINERALS YEAR-BOOK, 1964, V. 3, PP. 641-662.DESY, D. H. IRON AND STEEL. CH. IN MINERAL FACTSAND PROBLEMS, 1980 EDITION. BUREAU OF MINES B 671, 1981PP. 455-480.GEEHAM, R. W. INVESTIGATION OF THE DAYTON IRONDEPOSIT, LYON AND STOREY COUNTIES, NEVADA. BUREAU OF MINESRI 4561, 1949, 34 PP.MOORE, J. G. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LYON,DOUGLAS, AND ORMSBY COUNTIES, NEVADA. NV BUREAU OF MINES ANDGEOL. BULL. 75, 1969, 45 PP.OHLE, E. L. EVALUATION OF IRON ORE DEPOSITS. ECON.GEOL. AND BULL. SOC. ECON. GEOL., V. 67, NO. 7, 1972,PP. 953-964.PETERSON, E. C. IRON ORE. CH. IN MINERAL FACTS ANDPROBLEMS, 1980 EDITION. BUMINES B 671, 1981,PP. 433-453.REEVES, R. G., F. R. SHAWE, AND V. E. KRAL. IRON OREDEPOSITS OF NEVADA. PART B, IRON ORE DEPOSITS OFWEST-CENTRAL NEVADA. NV BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 53,1958, 97 PP.RENO, H. T., AND F. E. BRANTLEY. IRON -- A MATERIALSSURVEY. BUMINES IC 8574, 1973, 177 PP.ROYLANCE, J. G. THE DAYTON IRON DEPOSITS, LYON ANDSTOREY COUNTIES, NEVADA, IN PAPERS PRES. AT SOC. MIN. ENG.AIME PACIFIC SOUTHWEST MINERAL INDUSTRY CONFERENCE,SPARKS, NV, MAY 5-7, 1965. NV BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL.REP. 13, PT. A, 1966, PP. 125-142.SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY,VOL. I - NORTHERN NEVADA & NORTHWESTERN UTAH, PP. 17.STODDARD, C., AND J. A. CARPENTER. MINERAL RESOURCESOF STOREY AND LYON COUNTIES, NEVADA. NV BUREAU OF MINES ANDGEOL. BULL. 49, 1950, P. 89.U.S. BUREAU OF MINES WAR MINERALS REPORT 213, 1944, 19 PP.MOORE, L. ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF CALIFORNIA-NEVADAIRON RESOURCES AND IRON ORE MARKETS. BUMINESIC 8511, 1971, 207 PP.