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Montmorillonite Deposit

Prospect in Washoe county in Nevada, United States with commodity Bentonite
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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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10271604
MAS/MILS ID 0320310304
Record type Site
Current site name Montmorillonite Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -119.3938, 39.91489 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washoe(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nixon NW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Reno(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Reno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Pyramid-Winnemucca Lakes(hydrologic unit)

Truckee(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 Washoe

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 024 N 023 E 27 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Bentonite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -119.3938, 39.91489
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT BIA-38, 1977,

  • Deposit

    P. 37-38.

  • Deposit

    PAPKE, K.G., 1970, MONTMORILLONITE, BENTONITE, AND FULLERS

  • Deposit

    EARTH DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 76, 47P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit A CLAY DEPOSIT, BURIED UNDER 7 FT. OF ALLUVIUM, IS ABOUT 1800 FT. LONG BY 400 FT. WIDE BY 16 FT. THICK. THE SWELL FACTOR IS NOT AS GREAT AS THE INDUSTRY STANDARD, WYOMING BENTONITE. ALSO LOCATED IN SECS. 33 AND 34, T. 24 N., R. 23 E., AND IN SEC. 3, T. 23 N., R. 23 E.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-MAR-93 Schmauch, Steven W. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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