Mine detail: Blue Metal Prospect

Previously called 'Blue Danube MineNBMG Sample Site # 4429'

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Location: Lyon County, Nevada, United States, North America
Lat / long: 38.98852, -119.37599
dep_id: 10037707
mrds_id: M035884
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Aluminum
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Andalusite, Corundum
gangue: Rutile
orebody_fm: SCATTERED BODIES
alteration: Silicification, Sericitization
ore_ctrl: Mineralization Confined To Sericitized Zones Which Occur Along Shear Zones
Reporter: Fiebelkorn, J. B. (Stewart, J. H.), Quade, Jack, Moyer, Lorre A. (Marcus, S.M.)
hrock_type: Andesite
arock_type: Lamprophyre
References:
  • Deposit:: MOORE, J. G., 1969 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LYON, DOUGLAS AND ORMS BY CO. NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 75 .
  • Deposit:: QUADE, JACK, NBMG SAMPLE SITE # 4429 VISIT, JULY 12, 1989.
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