Nevada · Esmeralda County
Past Producer

Columbus Marsh

Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States
HaliteBoron-Borates
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Description

Smith And Eaton (Halite, 1864); William Troop (Ulexite, 1871)

Commodities
PrimaryHalite, Boron-Borates
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeLACUSTRINE SEDIMENTARY, EVAPORITE
Model260: Lacustrine borates
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlSTRUCTURAL BASIN
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1864
Last production1890
Discovery year1864
Identification
Deposit ID60001018
MRDS IDM242108
Alternate namesColumbus Salt Marsh
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates38.04603, -117.99014
References
ALBERS, J.P., AND STEWART, J.K., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF ESMERALDA COUNTY, NEVADA: NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 78.LINCOLN, F.C., 1923, MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA; NEVADA NEWSLETTER PUBL. CO., RENO.PAPKE, K.G., 1976, EVAPORITES AND BRINES IN NEVADA PLAYAS: NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 87, P. 22.VAN DENBURGH, A.S., AND GLANCY, P.A., 1970, WATER-RESOURECES APPRAISAL OF THE COLUMBUS SALT MARSH-SODA SPRING VALLEY AREA, MINERAL AND ESMERALDA CO., NEV.; NEV. DEPT., CONSERV. AND NAT. RESOURCES WATER RESOURCES RECON. SER. REPT. 52, 66P.HANKS, H.G., 1883, REPORT ON THE BORAX DEPOSITS OF CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA: 3RD ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, PT. 2, CALIF. STATE MINING BUR., 111P.VER PLANCK, W.E., 1956, HISTORY OF BORAX PRODUCTION IN THE U.S.: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., VOL. 52, P. 273-291.HICKS, W.B., 1916, THE COMPOSITION OF MUDS FROM COLUMBUS MARSH, NEV.: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 95, P. 1-11.GALE, H.S., 1914, POTASH TESTS AT COLUMBUS MARSH, NEVADA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 540, P. 422-427.