Commodities
TertiaryClay
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeSedimentary
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formBEDDED
Materials
Ore mineralsMontmorillonite
GangueCalcite, Cristobalite
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Associated rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10042568
MRDS IDM060397
Alternate namesBluff Claims, NBMG Sample Site 2725
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.23379, -118.35709
References
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULLETIN 89.PAPKE, 1970, MONTMORILLONITE, BENTONITE, & FULLER'S EARTH DEPOSITS IN NEVADA; NBMG BULLETIN 76.PAPKE, K.G., 9 OCT 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.