Commodities
PrimaryGypsum-Anhydrite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
Orebody formTABULAR UNIFORM
Ore controlStratigraphic Within Permian Red Beds And Limestone
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Kaibab;Toroweap
StructureThrust Sheets In General Area., Gentle Folding
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1925
Identification
Deposit ID10047009
MRDS IDM242249
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.07693, -115.39501
References
CONGWELL, 1965, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CLARK CO., NEV., NBMG, BULL 62, PG. 204, 153-154.HEWETT, D.F., ETAL, 1936, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE REGION AROUND BOULDER DAM, USGS BULL 871, P 167.VANDERBERG, 1937, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DIST. IN CLARK CO., NEV., INFORM. CIRCULAR, USBM 6964, P. 13-15.BRADLEY, W.G., 1932, METHODS AND COSTS OF MINING AND CRUSHING GYPSUM AT THE MINE OF THE BLUE DIAMOND CORP., LTD., ARDEM., NEV., USBM INF. CIRC. 6615.