| Deposit ID | 10042568 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060397 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sec. 2 Clay Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | Bluff Claims, NBMG Sample Site 2725 |
| Related records | 10174583 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.35709, 40.23379 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1372 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pershing(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Coal Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lovelock(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lovelock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Humboldt(hydrologic unit)
Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Pershing |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 027N | 032E | 02 | NW | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Clay | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Montmorillonite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Cristobalite | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLE 2725 OF THE CLAY CONTAINS O.5 % FE, 1 % MG, 2 % CA, 0.03 % TI, 700 PPM MN, 200 PPM B, 200 PPM BA, 5 PPM BE, 5 PPM CU, 5 PPM MO, 5 PPM NI, 20 PPM PB, 100 PPM SR, 10 PPM V, 20 PPM Y, AND 100 PPM ZR. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) |
| (1) | -118.35709, 40.23379 |
|---|
| General form | BEDDED |
|---|---|
| Strike | NW |
| Dip | 45NE |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Willard District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | R. T. Vanderbilt Co. |
| First year | 1984 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060397 |
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULLETIN 89.
PAPKE, 1970, MONTMORILLONITE, BENTONITE, & FULLER'S EARTH DEPOSITS IN NEVADA; NBMG BULLETIN 76.
PAPKE, K.G., 9 OCT 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE MONTMORILLONITE IS AN ALTERATION PRODUCT OF A PERLITIC PITCHSTONE. THE PERLITIC BED IS UNDERLAIN BY A GREENISH-GRAY TUFF BRECCIA AND OVERLAIN BY A VOLCANIC FLOW THEN A LIGHT COLORED TUFF BRECCIA. MONTMORILLONITE EXPOSED IN THE NORTHWESTERN 1200 FEET OF THE PERLITIC BED. MOST OF EXPOSED BED IS A MIXTURE OF MONTMORILLONITE, PERLITE AND SOME CALCITE. CLAY IS WHITE, FINE-GRAINED, AND COMPACT. PERLITIC BED CAN BE TRACED FOR MORE THAN 3000 FT, BUT MOST OF THE MONTMORILLONITE IS IN THE NORTHWESTERN HALF. SOME OF THE CLAY HAS HIGH SWELLING AND HIGH VISCOSITY. |
| Deposit | PROSPECTED BY A NUMBER OF SHALLOW PITS DUG INTO THE STEEP HILLSIDE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1973 | Johnson, Maureen G. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1987 | La Pointe, D.D. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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