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East Ash Meadows Clay Deposit

Occurrence in Nye county in Nevada, United States with commodity Fullers Earth
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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. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10046575
MRDS ID M241760
Record type Site
Current site name East Ash Meadows Clay Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.32004, 36.45554 (WGS84)
Elevation 707
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position ON SLOPE ON EAST SIDE OF ASH MEADOWS, To Near Center Of Mining Area.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nye(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Devils Hole(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Death Valley Junction(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Death Valley(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Amargosa(hydrologic unit)

Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

FWS(Federal land areas administered by FWS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Nye

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 017S 050E 22,23,26 SE (22); W2 OF W2 OF NW (23) Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fullers Earth Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Montmorillonite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Lake Sediments

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.32004, 36.45554
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET, LENSES
    Dip 10W

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Ash Meadows District

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PAPKE, K.G., 1970, NBMG BULL 76, P. 34

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SEVERAL THIN BEDS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-83 La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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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