Nevada · Pershing County
Past Producer

Antelope Basin Mine

Pershing County, Nevada, United States
Diatomite
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Commodities
PrimaryDiatomite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeSedimentary
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formSTRATIFORM, BEDDED
Ore controlStratigraphic In Lake Deposits
Materials
Ore mineralsDiatomite
Geology
Host rockClastic Sedimentary Rock
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10042436
MRDS IDM060231
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.32322, -118.7746
References
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY-NORTHERN NEVADA & NORTHWESTERN UTAH SUMMARY OF GEOLOGIC SURVEY 1955-61, V.1, SO. PACIFIC CO., SAN FRANCISCO, P.42