Mine detail: Old Borax Workings

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 38.07215, -117.969

Resource(N)

Primary: Boron-Borates
Tertiary: Halite
Ore: Ulexite
Gangue: Halite

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

Host type:Clay, Mud,Silt,Sand and Gravel
Tectonic:Basin And Range

References

MRDSI009015
DEP10024160
Reference{Deposit:: HICKS, W.B., 1916, THE COMPOSITION OF MUDS FROM COLUMBUS MARSH, NEVADA, IN SHORTER CONTRIBUTIONS TO GENERAL GEOLOGY, 1915: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 95, P. 1-11.}{Deposit:: PAPKE, K.G., 1976, EVAPORITES AND BRINES IN NEVADA PLAYAS: NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 87, 35 P.}
ReporterOrris, Greta J.