Nevada · Mineral County
Occurrence

Unnamed Deposit

Mineral County, Nevada, United States
AluminumPotassium
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Commodities
TertiaryAluminum, Potassium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsAlunite
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
Associated rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1964
Identification
Deposit ID10009268
MRDS IDD002141
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.41159, -118.80179
References
ARCHBOLD, N. L., 1966 , INDUSTRIAL MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA: NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES REPT. 14 , P. 30 .HALL, R. B., 1978 , WORLD NONBAUXITE ALUMINUM RESOURCES - ALUNITE: USGS PROF. PAPER 1076-A, P. A13 .ROSS, D.C., 1961, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA: NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 58, 98 P.1964 DIREXPL UNKNOWN: TRENCH1974 RECON R. B. HALL: PROF. PAPER 1076-A