| Deposit ID | 10044923 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232560 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Upper Niter Claims |
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.45935, 41.08709 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | 42 MILES NW OF GERLACH, 300 M., 300 M., 300 M. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Washoe(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Leadville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
High Rock Canyon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Vya(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Smoke Creek Desert(hydrologic unit)
Black Rock Desert(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CA)
Bureau of Land Management CA BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Washoe |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Nitrogen-Nitrates | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Niter | Ore |
| (1) | Intermediate andesite and intermediate flows and breccias |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Leadville District |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232560 |
GALE, H. S., 1912, NITRATE DEPOSITS: U.S.G.S. BULL 523
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-81 | La Pointe, D. D. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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