Nevada · Mineral County
Occurrence

Earth Sciences Fmr South

Mineral County, Nevada, United States
PotassiumAluminum
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Description

Earth Sciences Inc.

Commodities
TertiaryPotassium, Aluminum
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsAlunite
Geology
Host rockTuff,Felsic Volcanic Rock
Associated rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1973
Identification
Deposit ID10009269
MRDS IDD002143
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.40548, -119.06764
References
HALL, R. B., 1978 , WORLD NONBAUXITE ALUMINUM RESOURCES - ALUNITE: USGS PROF. PAPER 1076-A, P. A13MOORE, J.G., 1969, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LYON, DOUGLAS, AND ORMSBY COUNTIES, NEVADA: NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 75, 45 P.1973 DIREXPL EARTH SCIENCES: LEASE1974 RECON R. B. HALL: PROF. PAPER 1076-A