Nevada · Washoe County
Past Producer

Double Check Deposit

Washoe County, Nevada, United States
CalciumDiatomite
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Commodities
PrimaryCalcium
TertiaryDiatomite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeSedimentary
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formBLANKET, BEDDED
Ore controlShallow Embayments Of Lake
Materials
Ore mineralsCalcite, Diatomite
Geology
Host rockUnconsolidated Deposit
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1919
Identification
Deposit ID10047560
MRDS IDM242924
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates40.19155, -119.81213
References
TINGLEY, J.V., 1987, UNPUBLISHED DATA ON THE KUMIVA PEAK 1:100000 MAP AREA.PAPKE, K.G., 1969 IN BONHAM, H.F., JR., NBMG BULL 70, P. 108-110.LINCOLN, F.C., 1923, MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA: NEVADA NEWSLETTER PRESS, RENO, NV; P. 234.PAPKE, 1969