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Alunite Mine

Occurrence in Clark county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Potassium
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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. Alteration
  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 10047010
MRDS ID M242250
Record type Site
Current site name Alunite Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.91277, 35.97417 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Clark(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Boulder City NW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Boulder City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Kingman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Ivanpah-Pahrump Valleys(hydrologic unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Clark

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 23S 63E 02 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Potassium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Potash Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Argillic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.91277, 35.97417
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NS
    Dip E

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Alunite District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • VERTICLE SHAFT, MINOR SMALL ADITS AND SHAFTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LONWELL, C.R., PAMPEYAN, E.H., BOWYER, B., ROBERTS R.J., 1965, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CLARK COUNTY, N.B.M.G. BULLETIN 62 P. 143, 144 AND 178

  • Deposit

    SMITH, 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION, NBMG, 19 NOV 82.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SHEAR ZONE IN VOLCANO CLASTIC & BRECCIA, CUT BY QUARTZ VEINLETS AND ALUNITE VEINS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1982 Boulton, Dennis R. (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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