Nevada · Mineral County
Producer

Blue Gem No. 1

Mineral County, Nevada, United States
Gemstone
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Description

Lee Hand

Commodities
PrimaryGemstone
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formNODULES AND VEINLETS
Materials
Ore mineralsTurquoise
Geology
Host rockShale
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1931
Identification
Deposit ID10037567
MRDS IDM035531
Alternate namesBasalt Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.05326, -118.299
References
MORRISSEY, F. R., 1968 , TURQUOISE DEPOSITS OF NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, REPORT 17 , P 24