Mine detail: Sec. 11 Clay Deposit

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Location

Lat / long:

40.22462, -118.34515

Resource(N)

Primary:	Clay
Ore:	Montmorillonite
Gangue:	Calcite, Quartz

Production

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

Geology

Host type:

Shale

References

MRDS	M060398
DEP	10042569
Reference	{Deposit:: JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89}{Deposit:: PAPKE, 1970, MONTMORILLONITE, BENTONITE, & FULLE * EARTH DEPOSITS IN NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 76}
Reporter	Johnson, Maureen G., La Pointe, D.D.