Commodities
PrimaryZeolites
TertiaryBoron-Borates
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model171: Sedimentary zeolites: Zeolites in tuffs of saline, alkaline-lake depos
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsChabazite, Clinoptilolite, Erionite, Analcime, Phillipsite
GangueCalcite, Clay, Opal, Searlesite, Montmorillonite, Illite, Feldspar
Geology
Host rockMudstone,Tuff
Associated rockBasalt
StructureNormal Faults Cut Lake Deposits In The Southeast Part Of The Basin
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10100710
MRDS IDI002006
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.9226, -116.2416
References
SURDAM, R.C., 1986 (1977), ZEOLITES IN CLOSED HYDROLOGIC SYSTEMS, IN MUMPTON, F.A., ED., MINERALOGY AND GEOLOGY OF NATURAL ZEOLITES: MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA REVIEWS IN MINERALOGY, V. 4, P. 65-91.SHEPPARD, R.A., AND GUDE, A.J. 3D, DISTRIBUTION AND GENESIS OF AUTHIGENIC SILICATE MINERALS IN TUFF OF PLEISTOCENE LAKE TECOPA, INYO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 597, 38 P.