1 mile NE of divide between Jackson Creek and Trout Creek
Structure: Deer Creek Thrust Fault High Angle Nw-Trending Faults

Deposit type: Volcanic-hosted magnetite

Geology: Magnetite and hematite replacing volcanic rocks along faults or shear zones

Rock formation(s): Happy Creek Volcamcs

Ore(s): Fractures And Shear Zones

Probably Same As Humboldt Mine

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

ⓘ Iron

Mineral List

ⓘ Hematite

ⓘ Magnetite

2 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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ⓘ Andesite

ⓘ Diorite

ⓘ Volcanic breccia

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe₂O₃

References:

NBMG Bull 59 Geology and Mineral Resources of Humboldt County, Nevada

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

References:

NBMG Bull 59 Geology and Mineral Resources of Humboldt County, Nevada

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

Gallery:

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

Other Databases

Link to USGS MRDS:	10045114

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

North AmericaContinent

North America PlateTectonic Plate

Basin and Range BasinsBasin
Havallah BasinBasin
Northern Basin and RangeWide Rift
Shoofly-Olds Ferry DomainDomain
West Nevada Permian-Triassic BasinBasin

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References

Willden, R., (1964), Geology and Mineral Deposits of Humboldt Co., Nev: Nev. Bureau of Mines Bull. 5

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