| Location: | Pershing County, Nevada, United States, North America |
| Lat / long: | 40.44406, -118.41542 |
| dep_id: | 10042493 |
| mrds_id: | M060302 |
| Commodity type: | nonmetallic |
| Trace mineral: | Diatomite |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Deposit type: | Sedimentary |
| Production size: | No production occurred |
| Development status: | Occurrence |
| orebody_fm: | DIATOMACEOUS EARTH 6 TO 12 FT THICK OCCURS BENEATH AN OVERBURDEN OF DETREITAL MATERIAL 6 IN TO 3 FT DEEP |
| Reporter: | Johnson, Maureen G., Royse, Sue E. |
| disc_yr: | 1921 |
| References: |
- Deposit:: JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 89
- Deposit:: VANDERBURG, W.D., 1936, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA: USBM IC. 6902, P. 35.
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