Commodities
PrimarySodium, Boron-Borates, Halite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model260: Lacustrine borates
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formPLAYA
Materials
Ore mineralsBorax, Halite, Mirabilite, Trona, Ulexite
Geology
Host rockAlluvium,Lake Sediments
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1862-1900 (SALT); 1930'S (NASO); 1872-1882 (B)
First production1862
Discovery year1916
Identification
Deposit ID10103596
MRDS IDM035426
Alternate namesVirginia Marsh
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.28687, -118.07566
References
VANDERBURG, W.O., 1937 , RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN MINERAL CO., NEV.: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR.ROSS, D.L., 1961 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL CO., NEV.: NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 58.ARCHBOLD, N.L., 1966 , INDUSTRIAL MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL CO., NEV.: NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES REPORT 14.PAPKE, K.G., 1976, EVAPORITES AND BRINES IN NEVADA PLAYAS: NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 87, 35 P.COUCH, B.F., AND CARPENTER, J.A., 1943, NEVADA'S METAL AND MINERAL PRODUCTION (1859-1940, INCLUSIVE): UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA BULLETIN, V. 37, NO. 4, GEOLOGY AND MINING SER. 38.ROSS, 1951.PAPKE, 1976.