Nevada · Lincoln County
Occurrence

Clover Mountains Deposit

Lincoln County, Nevada, United States
AluminumPotassium
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Description

Earth Sciences Inc.

Commodities
TertiaryAluminum, Potassium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsAlunite
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Associated rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
AlterationAlunitization Due To Solfataric Alteration
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1973
Identification
Deposit ID10009261
MRDS IDD002131
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.35414, -114.16332
References
EKREN, E.B., AND OTHERS, 1976, IN PREPARATION, USGS MISC. INV. SERIES MAP (NO NUMBER ASSIGNED YET), TITLED "GEOLOGIC MAP OF TERTIARY ROCKS, LINCOLN COUNTY, NEVADA"TSCHANZ, C. M., AND PAMPEYAN, E. H., 1970 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN COUNTY, NEVADA: NEV. BUREAU OF MINES AND MIN. RESOURCES BULL. 73 , P. 65 , 68 , 73 , 102 - 103 .1956 GEOLMAP C. M. TSCHANZ AND E. H. PAMPEYAN: NEV. BUREAU OF MINES AND MIN. RESOURCES BULL. 731973 RECON EARTH SCIENCES