Nevada · Esmeralda County
Occurrence

Cave Spring Borate Deposit

Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States
Boron-Borates
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Commodities
PrimaryBoron-Borates
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsSearlesite
GangueCalcite
Geology
Host rockClaystone
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10044556
MRDS IDM232045
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates37.81716, -117.85621
References
SMITH, W.C., 1964, BORATES, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF NEVADA: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL. 65, P. 184.FOSHAG, W.F., 1934, SEARLESITE FROM ESMERALDA CO., NEVADA: AMERICAN MINERALOGIST, VOL. 19, NO. 6, P. 268-274.PAPKE, K.G., 1976, EVAPORITES AND BRINES IN NEVADA PLAYAS: NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 87, 35 P.PAPKE, K.G., 1985, BORATES IN NEVADA, IN BARKER, J.M., AND LEFOND, S.J., EDS., BORATES: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND PRODUCTION: NEW YORK, SOCIETY OF MINING ENGINEERS OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 89-99.