Commodities
PrimaryMagnesite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeSedimentary
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formBEDDED
Materials
Ore mineralsMagnesite
GangueDolomite, Feldspar, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSiltstone,Conglomerate,Dolomite · Horse Spring Formation
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1915
Identification
Deposit ID10023809
MRDS IDI002004
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.50138, -114.48526
References
LOWE, N.T., TANEY, 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