Nevada · Esmeralda County
Past Producer

Lone Springs Mine

Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States
ClayTalc-Soapstone
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Commodities
PrimaryClay
TertiaryTalc-Soapstone
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFaults(?)
Materials
Ore mineralsChlorite, Talc
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Wyman Formation
StructureFaults Trending Roughly E-W
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1936
Identification
Deposit ID10046856
MRDS IDM242074
Alternate namesLone Springs Group
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates37.40384, -117.69286
References
PAPKE, K.G., 1975, NBMG BULL 84, P. 48-49PAPKE, K.G., 1975, P. 48.