Commodities
PrimaryClay
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeSedimentary
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsMontmorillonite
GangueCalcite, Cristobalite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockTuff
Associated rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10042571
MRDS IDM060400
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates40.23407, -118.30569
References
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULLETIN 89.PAPKE, 1970, MONTMORRILLONITE, BENTONITE, & FULLER'S EARTH DEPOSITS IN NEVADA; NBMG BULLETIN 76.