Nevada · Washoe County
Occurrence
Niter Prospects
Washoe County, Nevada, United States
Nitrogen-Nitrates
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Description
G. O. Smith, A. H. Brooks, H. S. Gale First Reported On Them
Commodities
Primary
Nitrogen-Nitrates
Commodity type
N
Deposit
Deposit size
N
Ore control
Crevices, Fractures In Protected Spots
Geology
Host rock
Rhyolite · Canon Rhyolite Formation
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Discovery year
1911
Identification
Deposit ID
10044924
MRDS ID
M232561
Region
NA
Data score
C
Coordinates
41.09543, -119.49241
References
GALE, H. S., 1912, NITRATE DEPOSITS: U.S.G.S. BULL. 523