Nevada · Esmeralda County
Producer

Nevada Talc Mine

Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States
Clay
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Description

Oscar And Raymond Williams And Lieuella Wildman

Commodities
PrimaryClay
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlProbable Fault Control Of Alteration
Materials
Ore mineralsChlorite, Sericite
GangueCalcite, Feldspar, Montmorillonite
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite,Andesite
StructureRoughly E-W-Striking Faults Dipping N At 56-60
AlterationStrong Hydrothermal Alteration Of Quartz Monzonite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1956
Identification
Deposit ID10109801
MRDS IDM242076
Alternate namesNevada Talc No 5 1-4 Claims
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.32912, -117.4823
References
PAPKE, K.G., 1975, NBMG BULL 84, P. 54-55PAPKE, K.G., 1975, NBMG BULL. 84, P. 54.