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Double Springs

Past Producer in Mineral county in Nevada, United States with commodities Sodium, Clay
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10037394
MRDS ID M035001
Record type Site
Current site name Double Springs

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.69014, 38.96463 (WGS84)
Elevation 1250
Relative position 8 MILES EAST OF SCHURZ

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mineral(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Gillis Canyon NW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Walker Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Walker Lake(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Walker(hydrologic unit)

Walker(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Mineral

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 013N 029E Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sodium Primary
Clay Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • APPROX. 1898 OCCIDENTAL ALKALI CO., RECOVERED 97 - 98 PERCENT PURE SODIUM CARBONATE FROM THE SURFICIAL SALT DEPOSITS USING DISSOLUTION, FILTRATION & EVAPORATION

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Salt

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.69014, 38.96463
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Dry Lake Basin

Ore body information

  • General form PLAYA / SURFICIAL
    Thickness 0.36M
    Length 6437.2M
    Width 1609.3M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Stratigraphy Of Evaporites And Clay

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VANDERBURG, W. O., 1937, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN MINERAL COUNTY, NEV.

  • Deposit

    ARCHBOLD, N. L., 1966 , INDUSTRIAL MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL CO., NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, REPORT 14

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1977 Fiebelkorn, J. B. (Stewart, J. H.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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