| Deposit ID | 10046418 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M241575 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Morgan and Bush Diatomite Deposit |
| Related records | 10295296 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.35722, 37.78997 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1524 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 1 MILE EAST OF PANACA JUST NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY (RT 25) TO MODENA. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lincoln(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Condor Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Caliente(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Caliente(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Meadow Valley Wash(hydrologic unit)
Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(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 | Lincoln |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 002S | 068E | 10 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Diatomite | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Diatomite | Ore |
| Result | 80 % DIATOMS |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Lake Sediments | ||||
| Rock unit name | Panaca | ||||
| Rock description | Panaca | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Diatomite |
| (1) | -114.35722, 37.78997 |
|---|
| General form | BEDDED |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 3.05M |
| Length | 701.04M |
| Width | 60.96M |
| Depth to top | 12.19M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Panaca Area (Pioche Is Closest District) |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Morgan And Bush, (1950'S) |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1936 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 74074000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M241575 |
USGS BULL 871, P. 180-181.
TSCHANZ, C.M. AND PAMPEYAN, E.H., 1970, NBMG BULL 73, P. 124, PL.1
USGS PP. 171, P. 24-25.
NBMG BULL 73, P. 124.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | A BED OF IMPURE DIATOMITE CONTAINING 80% DIATOMS WITH FRAGMENTS OF VOLCANIC GLASS AND CRYSTALS AND FINE MATERIAL CONSISTING OF DIATOM FRAGMENTS, CLAY AND FINE ASH. BEST MATERIAL IS FINE-GRAINED AND WHITE. MUCH OF THE BED IS GRITTY, CONTAINS CALCAREOUS NODULES OR PIPES, AND GRADES INTO OR IS IN SHARP CONTACT WITH LENSES OF SAND. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-84 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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