Nevada · Pershing County
Occurrence
Sec. 8 Clay Deposit-East
Pershing County, Nevada, United States
Clay
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Commodities
Tertiary
Clay
Commodity type
N
Deposit
Deposit size
N
Orebody form
MASSIVE BEDDING
Materials
Ore minerals
Montmorillonite
Gangue
Cristobalite, Feldspar, Quartz
Geology
Host rock
Rhyolite
Associated rock
Rhyolite
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Identification
Deposit ID
10042573
MRDS ID
M060402
Region
NA
Data score
C
Coordinates
40.21934, -118.28764
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.