| Deposit ID | 10044917 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232552 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rosebud Canyon Clay Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.71377, 40.77377 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1408 |
| Relative position | 10 MI. S OF SULPHUR |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pershing(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sulphur(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Eugene Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lovelock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Quinn(hydrologic unit)
Black Rock Desert(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(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 | Pershing |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 034N | 029E | 33,34 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Clay | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Montmorillonite | Ore |
| Cristobalite | Gangue |
| Illite | Gangue |
| Kaolinite | Gangue |
| Model code | 104 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25a |
| Deposit model name | Hot-spring Au-Ag |
| Mark3 model number | 45 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone | ||
| |||
| (1) | -118.71377, 40.77377 |
|---|
| General form | FLAT, BLANKET |
|---|---|
| Dip | DIAGENETIC ALTERATION OF A GLASSY VOLCANIC ASH |
| Thickness | 2.44M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1936 |
| Year of first production | 1936 |
| District name | Rabbit Hole District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232552 |
PAPKE, K. G., 1976, MONTMORILLONITE, BENTONITE, AND FULLER'S EARTH DEPOSITS IN NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 76
VANDERBURG,936, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; USBM IC 6902
PAPKE, K. G., 1976
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | UP TO MARCH 1936 SEVERAL CARLOADS OF CLAWAS SHIPPED TO CALIFORNIA. ROCKS CROP OUT ON LOW, FLAT RIDGES WHICH ARE DISSECTED BY MANY SHALLOW CANYONS. THE MONTMORILLONITE IS IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE OUTCROPS. THE DEPOSIT IS FLAT AND CAPPED WITH A FEW INCHES TO MANY FEET OF CLAY MATERIAL. THE MONTMORILLONITE BED IS ABOUT 8 FEET THICK. IT WAS MINED FROM THE PIT FACE AT THE NORTHWEST END OF THE OUTCROP. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1981 | Royse, Sue E. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1994 | Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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