Commodities
PrimaryBentonite
Commodity typeN
Materials
Ore mineralsMontmorillonite
GangueCalcite, Chlorite, Gypsum, Nontronite, Plagioclase
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Siltstone · Esmeralda
StructureSeries Of Faults
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10098629
MRDS IDM233158
Alternate namesWalker Lake Montmorillonite Deposit
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.64075, -118.59679
References
ROSS, D. C., 1961, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS IN MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 58VANDERBURG, 1937, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA; USBM IC 6941PAPKE, K., 1970, MONTMORILLONITE, BENTONITE, AND FULLER'S EARTH DEPOSITS IN NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 76ROSS, D. C., 1961, TABLE 6.2