Commodities
PrimaryClay
TertiaryZeolites
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formWEDGE-SHAPED
Materials
Ore mineralsHectorite
GangueCalcite, Dolomite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Associated rockTuff,Dacite,Plutonic Rock
StructureWithin The Mcdermitt Caldera, Fault, Ring Fractures
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1986
Identification
Deposit ID10098122
MRDS IDI001105
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.91655, -118.16767
References
ODOM, I.E., 1992, HECTORITE DEPOSITS IN THE MCDERMITT CALDERA OF NEVADA: LITTLETON, COLORADO, SOCIETY FOR MINING, METALLURGY, AND EXPLORATION, INC. PREPRINT 92-155, 12 PODOM, 1992.