Nevada · Nye County
Past Producer

Crowell Mine

Nye County, Nevada, United States
SilicaMagnesiteIronAluminumFluorine-FluoriteCalcium
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Commodities
TertiarySilica, Magnesite, Iron, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Calcium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Other materialsCalcite, Cinnabar, Fluorite, Montmorillonite, Orthoclase, Quartz
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1919
Discovery year1918
Identification
Deposit ID10173955
MRDS IDW006927
Alternate namesBeatty Fluorspar, Fluorspar Mine, Daisy Mine, Betsy Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.88307, -116.69399
References
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