Commodities
PrimaryMagnesite, Calcium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsCalcite, Dolomite, Limestone
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Dolomite · Sultan;Monte Cristo
StructureSloan Hill Is A Fault Rock (Horst) Tilted Gently; Thrust Blocks, Normal Faults.
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
First production1914
Discovery year1910
Identification
Deposit ID10046987
MRDS IDM242222
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.94917, -115.21362
References
LONGWELL, C.R., 1965, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CLARK CO. NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 62, PG. 205., 156-157DEISS, C., 1951, DOLOMITE DEPOSITE NEAR SLOAN NEV., USGS BULL 973-C, P. 107-108, 113-118, 134-138.HEWETT, D.F., ETAL, 1936, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE REGION AROUND BOULDER DAM; USGS BULL 871., P.164-65.VANDERBERG, 1937, USBM INF. CIRCULAR 6964 PG. 78-80.DEISS, 1952 USGS 973-C P. 137