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Unnamed Zeolite

Occurrence in Eureka county in Nevada, United States with commodity Zeolites
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10044744
MRDS ID M232322
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Zeolite

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.19259, 40.58324 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Eureka(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Palisade(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Battle Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Humboldt(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Eureka

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 031N 51E 11 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zeolites Tertiary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Rock unit name Safford Canyon Formation
    Rock description Safford Canyon Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.19259, 40.58324
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • HEMLANDITE OCCURS IN ALTERED VITRIC ASH TUFF

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Safford District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROBERTS, R.J. ET AL (1967) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO., N.B.M. BULL. 64

  • Deposit

    USBM (WINNEMUCCA) MILS NO. 176, REFERENCE 3201100056

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ZEOLITE OCCURRENCE; HEULANDITE OCCURS IN ALTERED VITRIC ASH TUFF

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1980 Kirkham, Richard A. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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