Nevada · Churchill County
Occurrence
Merkt Prospect
Churchill County, Nevada, United States
Fluorine-Fluorite
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Description
Earl G. And Clyde E. Merkt
Commodities
Primary
Fluorine-Fluorite
Commodity type
N
Deposit
Deposit size
N
Workings
Surface
Orebody form
PODS
Ore control
4-Ft. Wide Fault Zone
Materials
Ore minerals
Fluorite
Geology
Host rock
Siltstone,Dolomite
Alteration
Silicification
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Discovery year
1953
Identification
Deposit ID
10045367
MRDS ID
M233076
Alternate names
Fluorine Group
Region
NA
Data score
C
Coordinates
39.28908, -118.06539
References
PAPKE, K.G., 1979, FLUORSPAR IN NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 93