Geologic information
Identification information
| Deposit ID |
10044059 |
| MRDS ID |
M231380 |
| Record type |
Site |
| Current site name |
Renton Copper Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names |
Trenton Canyon Copper Prospect |
Comments on the site names
- The site name "Renton" is likely a typographical error given the location in Trenton Canyon.
Geographic coordinates
|
Geographic coordinates:
|
-117.18984, 40.63268 (WGS84)
|
| Elevation |
2286 |
| Relative position |
13 MILES WEST OF TOWN OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN |
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Geographic areas
| Country |
State |
County |
| United States |
Nevada |
Lander |
Public Land Survey System information
| Meridian |
Township |
Range |
Section |
Fraction |
State |
| Mount Diablo |
032N |
042E |
24 |
|
Nevada |
Comments on the location information
- 1 MILE N. OF HEAD OF TRENTON CANYON
Commodities
| Commodity |
Importance |
| Copper |
Primary |
| Iron |
Tertiary |
Materials information
| Materials |
Type of material |
| Chalcopyrite |
Ore |
| Chrysocolla |
Ore |
| Malachite |
Ore |
| Pyrite |
Ore |
Mineral occurrence model information
| Model code |
80 |
| USGS model code |
21b |
| Deposit model name |
Porphyry Mo, low-F |
Host and associated rocks
| Host or associated |
Associated |
| Rock type |
Plutonic Rock
> Mafic Intrusive Rock
> Diorite |
| Stratigraphic age (youngest) |
Pliocene |
| Stratigraphic age (youngest) |
Pliocene |
| Stratigraphic age (youngest) |
Pennsylvanian |
| Stratigraphic age (youngest) |
Pennsylvanian |
|
| Host or associated |
Host |
| Rock type |
Metamorphic Rock
> Hornfels |
| Rock unit name |
Battle Formation |
| Rock description |
Battle Formation |
Geologic structures
| Type |
Description |
Terms |
| Regional |
Thrust Faults |
|
| Local |
Nw-Trending Faults |
|
Ore body information
| General form |
LENSES |
| Strike |
N |
| Dip |
W |
Controls for ore emplacement
Comments on the geologic information
- SEVERAL LENTICULAR BODIES CONTAINING COPPER ORE MINERALS DISCOVERED
