| Deposit ID | 10044555 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232044 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Silver Peak Range Borates |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.88593, 37.85855 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1670 |
| Relative position | 4.3 MILES SOUTH OF EMIGRANT PASS. ABOUT 3 MILES E OF FISH LAKE MARSH IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SILVER PEAK RANGE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Esmeralda(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rhyolite Ridge SW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Goldfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Goldfield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Fish Lake-Soda Spring Valleys(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)
Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Esmeralda |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 001S | 037E | 08,17 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Boron-Borates | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Ulexite | Ore |
| Model code | 260 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 35b.3 |
| Deposit model name | Lacustrine borates |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone > Claystone | ||
| |||
| (1) | -117.88593, 37.85855 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Folding |
| General form | "COTTON BALL" AGGREGATES |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | 1938-1939 |
| District name | Fish Lake Marsh - Silver Peak Range Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Stanford Development Co. |
| Home office | Los Angeles, Ca |
| First year | 1939 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232044 |
ALBERS, J.P., AND STEWART, J.H., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF ESMERALDA COUNTY, NEVADA: NEV. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL. 78, P. 61.
SMITH, W.C., 1964, BORATES, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF NEVADA: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL. 65, P. 184.
PAPKE, K.G., 1975, EVAPORITES AND BRINES IN NEVADA PLAYAS: NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 87, 35 P.
PAPKE, K.G., 1985, BORATES IN NEVADA, IN BARKER, J.M., AND LEFOND, S.J., EDS., BORATES: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND PRODUCTION: NEW YORK, SOCIETY OF MINING ENGINEERS OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 89-99.
PAPKE, 1976.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ULEXITE OCCURS AS COTTONBALL NODULES AND VEINLETS IN TILTED TERT. LACUSTRINE ROCKS. EROSION OF THIS DEPOSIT MAY SUPPLY SOME OF THE MATERIAL FOR THE RECENT PLAYA DEPOSIT AT FISH LAKE MARSH. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1981 | Wong, George (Roberts, Ralph) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1992 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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