Nevada · Nye County
Occurrence
Phosphate Occurrence
Nye County, Nevada, United States
Phosphorus-Phosphates
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Description
Kleinhampl And Ziony
Commodities
Primary
Phosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity type
N
Deposit
Deposit type
Sedimentary
Deposit size
N
Orebody form
BEDDED
Ore control
Sedimentary Bedding
Materials
Ore minerals
Apatite
Gangue
Chert, Quartz
Geology
Host rock
Clastic Sedimentary Rock,Sandstone · Correlative Of Pablo Or Diablo Formations
Structure
Thrust Faults, Faults Offset Phosphatic Horizon
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Discovery year
1967
Identification
Deposit ID
10045702
MRDS ID
M233498
Region
NA
Data score
C
Coordinates
38.77299, -116.53701
References
KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., (IN PRESS) GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE COUNTY, NEV: NBMG, BULL.USGS PP 700-C, P. C49-C60