Mine detail: Sec. 6 Clay Deposit

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

40.23407, -118.30569

Resource(N)

Primary:	Clay
Ore:	Montmorillonite
Gangue:	Calcite, Cristobalite, Quartz

Production

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

Geology

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

References

MRDS	M060400
DEP	10042571
Reference	{Deposit:: JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULLETIN 89.}{Deposit:: PAPKE, 1970, MONTMORRILLONITE, BENTONITE, & FULLE * EARTH DEPOSITS IN NEVADA; NBMG BULLETIN 76.}
Reporter	La Pointe, D.D., Johnson, Maureen G.