| Deposit ID | 60001011 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231910 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Ash Meadows District |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.37587, 36.42438 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | LARGEST CLAY DISTRICT IN NEVADA. SITE DATA TAKEN FROM L.A. CHEMICAL COMPANY CLAY PROPERTY, RECORD # M241786(I.E. DISTRICTS' MAIN PRODUCER) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nye(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Franklin Well(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Death Valley Junction(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Death Valley(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Amargosa(hydrologic unit)
Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)
California(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 | Nye |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Bentonite | Primary |
| (1) | -116.37587, 36.42438 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Year of first production | 1918 |
| District name | ASH MEADOWS DISTRICT |
|---|
CORNWALL, H.R., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SOUTHERN NYE CO.: NBMG, BULL. 77, P. 35.
KRAL, V.E., 1951, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NYE CO.: NBMG BULL. 50, P. 13-16
DENNY, C.S. AND DREWES, H., 1965, GEOLOGY OF THE ASH MEADOWS QUAD: USGS BULL. 1181-L.
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
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