Mine detail: Sec. 2 Clay Deposit

Previously called 'Bluff ClaimsNBMG Sample Site 2725'

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Location

Lat / long:

40.23379, -118.35709

Resource(N)

Tertiary:	Clay
Ore:	Montmorillonite
Gangue:	Calcite, Cristobalite
Orebody form:	BEDDED

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Sedimentary
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Producer

Geology

Host type:	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Associated type:	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

References

MRDS	M060397
DEP	10042568
Reference	{Deposit:: JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULLETIN 89.}{Deposit:: PAPKE, 1970, MONTMORILLONITE, BENTONITE, & FULLE * EARTH DEPOSITS IN NEVADA; NBMG BULLETIN 76.}{Deposit:: PAPKE, K.G., 9 OCT 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.}{Deposit:: NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.}
Reporter	Johnson, Maureen G., La Pointe, D.D.