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Double Springs Marsh

Past Producer in Mineral county in Nevada, United States with commodity Bromine
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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. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045418
MRDS ID M233144
Record type Site
Current site name Double Springs Marsh

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.67458, 38.96463 (WGS84)

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 13N;13N 29E;30E Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • SMI E OF SCHURZ ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Bromine Primary

Analytical data

Result AVERAGE COMPOSITION OF SURFACE MATERIALS: SODIUM CRBONATE 20%, SODIUM BICARBONATE 25%) SODIUM SULFATE 15%, SODIUM CHLORIDE 10%, WATER 15% SAND AND INSOLUBLES 15%.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Lake Sediments
    Rock unit name Playa
    Rock description Playa
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.67458, 38.96463
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Playa Bed

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Double Springs Marsh District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the production information

  • ABOUT 1898, OCCIDENTAL ALKALI CO. PRODUCED A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF HIGH-GRADE SODA.

Comments on the workings information

  • SURFACE OPERATIONS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROSS. D.C., 1961, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL COUNTY

  • Deposit

    VANDERBURG, W.O., 1937, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC. 6941.

  • Production

    ROSS, D.C., 1961, TABLE 6.8

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ELLIPTICAL DRY LAKE: 500 ACRES COVERED WITH SALINE DEPOSIT AVERAGING 6 INCHES IN THIKNESS
Deposit A SMALL AMOUNT OF SODIUM CARBONATE WAS RECOVERED BY A SYSTEM OF REFINING THAT GAVE AN ALMOST PURE ANHYDROUS CARBONATE PRODUCT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1981 Flynn, Patricia Dodd Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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