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Ford mine (Iron Horse mine), Pershing County, Nevada, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 4' 11'' North , 118° 12' 10'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
40.06997,-118.20297
GRN:
N27W66
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BWk : Cold desert climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Lovelock1,878 (2017)26.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
58329
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:58329:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Sec 6 T25N R34E
Structure: Block Faulting

Alteration: Scapolitized

Tectonics: Basin And Range

Deposit: Main vein is more than 600 ft long and varies from 10-60 ft wide. Several parallel veins up to 10 ft wide are present in an area of about 0.25 mi. Veins are en echelon. Magnetite also is found in small seams and narrow veins mine consists of iron horse group of 10 claims

Deposit type: Skarn Fe

Development: Leased to ford motor co. In 1952. A magnetic survey disclosed anomaly. Ford mined and shipped several thousand tons of lump ore. Property was then leased to nevada iron co., which sublet to parker brothers construction co. And dodge construction co. Diamond drilling in 1952-1962 of high-grade ore to 75 ft below 200 ft level of mine indicated that ore could continue to considerable depth without change in size or grade. There was no activity in 1985

Geology: Property is overlain by a thin blanket of lake lahontan sediments. Magnetic anomaly of 5000 gammas over 33 acres

Rock formation(s): Humboldt Lopolith


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3 valid minerals.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘTremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Scapolite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4

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References

Reeves, R.G., and Kral, V.E., (1955), Iron Ore Deposits of Nevada, Part A, Geology and Iron Ore Deposits of the Buena Vista Hills, Churchill and Pershing Counties, Nevada: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Bulletin 53, P. 30-31.
Moore, Lyman, (1971), Economic Evaluation of California-nevada Iron Resources and Iron Ore Markets: U.S. Bureau of Mines Information Circular 8511, P. 153-156.
Johnson, Maureen G. (1977) Geology and Mineral Resources of Pershing County, Nevada. Bulletin 89. Nevada Bureau of Minespp.68-73
Bonham, H.F., Jr., 18 July (1985), Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Field Examination of District.
Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology staff (1985) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Open File Report 85-3.
Zientek, M.L., (1993), Written Commun. to J.A. Peterson
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