| Deposit ID | 60001016 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M234030 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Eagle Marsh |
| Alternate or previous names | Leete Marsh, Includes Hot Springs Marsh, Fernley Sink |
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.04289, 39.7293 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Churchill(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Eagle Rock(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Reno(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Reno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Granite Springs Valley(hydrologic unit)
Truckee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
USBR(Federal land areas administered by USBR)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Churchill |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Halite | Primary |
| Boron-Borates | Secondary |
| (1) | Alluvium, undifferentiated |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Discovery year | 1870 |
| Discoverer | B.F. Leete |
| Year of first production | 1871 |
PAPKE, K.G., 1976, EVAPORITES AND BRINES IN NEVADA PLAYAS: NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 87, P. 12-13.
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
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