Iron Butte Mine, Santa Fe District, Gabbs Valley Range, Mineral County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Iron Butte Mine | Mine |
| Santa Fe District | Mining District |
| Gabbs Valley Range | Mountain Range |
| Mineral County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 31' 50'' North , 118° 1' 17'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Structure: N80e
Commodity: Replacement
Deposit: Ore zone 500 feet long and 10 to 40 feet wide found in tactite and limestone along contact with granitic rock; it is a replacement of a favorable bed. The eastern 2/3 is narrow and consists mainly of veinlets and pods of intermixed magnetite and tactite. In western 1/3 the zone widens to about 40 feet and for length of 200 feet is largely iron ore with little waste.
Geology: Skarn occurs along contact between granite and limestone. The limestone strikes E and dips approximately vertically. North-trending faults intersect the limestone and in places contain small pods of copper ore, mainly azurite and malachite, but with some chalcopyrite associated with pyrite and quartz.
Rock formation(s): Granitic Rocks
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Commodity: Replacement
Deposit: Ore zone 500 feet long and 10 to 40 feet wide found in tactite and limestone along contact with granitic rock; it is a replacement of a favorable bed. The eastern 2/3 is narrow and consists mainly of veinlets and pods of intermixed magnetite and tactite. In western 1/3 the zone widens to about 40 feet and for length of 200 feet is largely iron ore with little waste.
Geology: Skarn occurs along contact between granite and limestone. The limestone strikes E and dips approximately vertically. North-trending faults intersect the limestone and in places contain small pods of copper ore, mainly azurite and malachite, but with some chalcopyrite associated with pyrite and quartz.
Rock formation(s): Granitic Rocks
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2 valid minerals.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10045472 |
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