Description
F.M. Smith (Borax, 1872)
Commodities
PrimaryBoron-Borates
SecondaryHalite
TertiaryBromine, Sodium, Zeolites
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model260: Lacustrine borates
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formPLAYA
Materials
Ore mineralsBorax, Brine, Halite, Phillipsite, Searlesite, Tincalconite, Trona, Ulexite
GangueGaylussite, Limestone
Geology
Host rockLake Sediments,Tuff
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1867-1882.
First production1867
Discovery year1865
Identification
Deposit ID10103597
MRDS IDM035447
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.20743, -118.35428
References
VANDERBURG, 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.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.PAPKE, K.G., 1976, EVAPORITES AND BRINES IN NEVADA PLAYAS: NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 87, 35 P.PAPKE, K.G., 1985, BORATES IN NEVADA, IN BARKER, J.M., AND LEFOND, S.J., EDS., BORATES: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND PRODUCTION: NEW YORK, SOCIETY OF MINING ENGINEERS OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 89-99.PAPKE, 1976.