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Sec. 11 Clay Deposit

Past Producer in Pershing county in Nevada, United States with commodity Clay
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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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  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 10042569
MRDS ID M060398
Record type Site
Current site name Sec. 11 Clay Deposit
Related records 10198549

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.34515, 40.22462 (WGS84)
Relative position IN A NARROW CANYON 0.7 MI. S OF COAL CYN ROAD.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pershing(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Coal Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lovelock(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lovelock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Humboldt(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Pershing

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 027N 032E 11 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • UTM LOCATION APPROX; E 1/2 NE 1/4 SEC. 11

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Montmorillonite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.34515, 40.22462
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N
    Dip 30W

Comments on the geologic information

  • A CLAY BED CONFORMABLE TO THE SHALES IS EXPOSED IN AN AREA ABOUT 30 FT. SQUARE ABOUT 6 FT. THICK CROSSCUTTING RELATIONSHIPS OF BODY AND A THIN ZONE OF HYDRATED IRON OXIDE AT THE AT THE CONTACT SUGGESTS A HYDROTHERMAL ORIGIN. THE MONTMORILLONITE IS FINE-GRAINED, SEMI-COMPACT AND HAS A BETTER THAN AVERAGE SWELLING ABILITY.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Willard District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • A FEW TONS ORE REMOVED

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89

  • Deposit

    PAPKE, 1970, MONTMORILLONITE, BENTONITE, & FULLER'S EARTH DEPOSITS IN NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 76

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit A CLAY BED COMFORMABLE TO THE SHALE SEQUENCE AT THIS PROSPECT IS EXPOSED IN AREA ABOUT 30 FT SQUARE, ABOUT 6 FEET THICK. CROSSCUTTING RELATIONSHIPS OF BODY AND A THIN ZONE OF HYDRATED IRON OXIDE AT THE CONTACT SUGGESTS A HYDROTHERMAL ORIGIN. THE MONTMORILLONITE IS FINE-GRAINED, SEMI-COMPACT AND HAS A BETTER THAN AVERAGE SWELLING ABILITY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1973 Johnson, Maureen G. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-1987 La Pointe, D.D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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