Nevada · Nye County
Occurrence

Unnamed Deposit

Nye County, Nevada, United States
AluminumPotassium
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Description

E. H. Bailey And D. A. Phoenix, Usgs

Commodities
TertiaryAluminum, Potassium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsAlunite
Geology
Host rockWelded Tuff
Associated rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
AlterationAlunitization
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1944
Identification
Deposit ID10009263
MRDS IDD002134
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.94996, -116.64256
References
BAILEY, E. H., AND PHOENIX, D. A., 1944 , QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: UNIV. OF NEVADA BULL., VOL. 38 , NO. 5 , P. 143 .CORNWALL, H. R., 1962 , CALDERAS AND ASSOCIATED VOLCANIC ROCKS NEAR BEATTY, NYE COUNTY, NEVADA: GEOL. SOC. AMERICA BUDDINGTON VOL., P. 357 - 371 .CORNWALL, H. R., AND KLEINHAMPL, F. J., 1961 , GEOLOGY OF THE BARE MTN. QUADRANGLE, NEVADA: USGS MAP GQ-157 .1950 DIREXPL PROSP. PITS1960 GEOLMAP H. R. CORNWALL AND F. J. KLEINHAMPL: USGS MAP GQ-1571974 RECON R. B. HALL: PROF. PAPER 1076-A