Nevada · Nye County
Past Producer
Railroad Valley Playa Deposits
Nye County, Nevada, United States
Halite
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Commodities
Primary
Halite
Commodity type
N
Deposit
Deposit size
S
Orebody form
BLANKET
Ore control
Playa, Evaporative Basin
Materials
Ore minerals
Gaylussite, Halite
Gangue
Clay
Geology
Host rock
Evaporite
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
Discovery year
1880
Identification
Deposit ID
10104032
MRDS ID
M233493
Alternate names
Butterfield Marsh
Region
NA
Data score
D
Coordinates
38.48272, -115.67088
References
NBMG BULL 87, P. 26-27NBMG BULL 50, P. 49-50