Mine detail: Morgan and Bush Diatomite Deposit

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Location: Lincoln County, Nevada, United States, North America
Lat / long: 37.78997, -114.35722
dep_id: 10046418
mrds_id: M241575
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Diatomite
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Sedimentary
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Diatomite
orebody_fm: BEDDED
Reporter: La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.)
hrock_unit: Panaca
hrock_type: Lake Sediments,Diatomite
References:
  • Deposit:: USGS BULL 871, P. 180-181.
  • Deposit:: TSCHANZ, C.M. AND PAMPEYAN, E.H., 1970, NBMG BULL 73, P. 124, PL.1
  • Deposit:: USGS PP. 171, P. 24-25.
  • Production:: NBMG BULL 73, P. 124.
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