Commodities
PrimaryBromine, Lithium
SecondaryHalite
TertiaryClay, Boron-Borates
Commodity typeB
Materials
Ore mineralsBrine, Halite
GangueGypsum, Hectorite, Ulexite
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Silt,Evaporite
Associated rockClay, Mud,Tuff · Esmeralda Formation
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1966
Discovery year1925
Identification
Deposit ID10023695
MRDS IDI001104
Alternate namesClayton Valley
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.75272, -117.63981
References
LOWE, N.T., RANEY, R.G., AND NORBERG, J.R., 1985, PRINCIPAL DEPOSITS OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS IN NEVADA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 9035, 202 P.PAPKE, K.G., 1976, EVAPORITES AND BRINES IN NEVADA PLAYAS: NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 87, 35 P.INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1993, AMAX AND CYPRUS MERGER HITS DELAY, IN WORLD OF MINERALS: NO. 312, P. 21-22.DOLE, R.B., 1913, EXPLORATION OF SALINES IN SILVER PEAK MARSH, NEVADA, IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY--1911: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 530, P. 330-345.CIMRIINDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1993.LOWE AND OTHERS, 1985, IS THE SOURCE OF THE LITHIUM RESERVES. THE HALITE ESTIMATE IS FROM PAPKE, 1976. THE FOURTH FIGURE IS FROM PAPKE (1976).