Nevada · Elko County
Prospect

Fish Creek Barite Deposit

Elko County, Nevada, United States
Barium-Barite
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Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsBarite, Hematite, Montmorillonite, Quartz
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1955
Identification
Deposit ID10174022
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.9527, -116.10512
References
87. CLARKE, G. (ED.). BAYRITES IN NEVADA - BACK TOPRE-1974 LEVELS. IND. MIN. (LONDON), NO. 200, MAY 1984,PP. 53-61.185. EVANS, J. G., AND K. B. KETNER. GEOLOGIC MAP OF THESWALES MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE AND PART OF THE ADOBE SUMMITQUADRANGLE, ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA. U.S. GEOL. SURV.MAP I-667, 1971. SCALE 1:24,000.226. GRANGER, A. E., M. M. BELL, G. C. SIMMONS, AND F.LEE. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY,NEVADA. NV BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 54, 1957, 190283. HORTON, R. C. AN INVENTORY OF BARITE OCCURRENCES INNEVADA. NV BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. REP. 4, 1963, 19 PP.349. KETNER, K. B., J. G. EVANS, AND T. D. HESSIN.GEOCHEMICAL ANOMALIES IN THE SWALES MOUNTAIN AREA, ELKOCOUNTY, NEVADA. U.S. GEOL. SURV. CIRC. 588, 1968, 13 PP.546. PAPKE, K. BARITE DEPOSITS IN NEVADA. NV BUREAU OF MINESAND GEOL. BULL. 98, 1984, 125 PP.669. SMITH, R. M. MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY,NEVADA. U.S. GEOL. SURV. OFR 76-56, 1976, 194 PP.