| Deposit ID | 60001017 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M242053 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Fish Lake Marsh |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.93093, 37.90324 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | THE PLAYA IS ABOUT 3.5 MILES LONG (N-S) AND NEARLY 1 MILE WIDE ON AVERAGE WITH AN AREA OF 4 SQ MILES. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Esmeralda(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rhyolite Ridge NW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Goldfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Goldfield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Fish Lake-Soda Spring Valleys(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(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 | Esmeralda |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Boron-Borates | Primary |
| Sodium Sulfate | Tertiary |
| Halite | Tertiary |
| (1) | -117.93093, 37.90324 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Year of first production | 1873 |
| Year of last production | 1883 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | MOTT AND PIPER |
| First year | 1873 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | PACIFIC BORAX CO. |
| First year | 1875 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | SALINE VALLEY BORAX CO. |
| First year | 1883 |
ALBERS, J.P., AND STEWART, J.H, 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF ESMERALDA COUNTY NV; N.B.M.G. BULL. 78.
LINCOLN, F.C., 1923, MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA; NEVADA NEWSLETTER PUBLISHING CO., RENO, NV.
SPURR, J.E., 1906, USGS P.P. 55, P. 158-165.
PAPKE, K.G., 1985, BORATES IN NEVADA, IN BARKER, J.M., AND LEFOND, S.J., EDS., BORATES: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND PRODUCTION: NEW YORK, SOCIETY OF MINING ENGINEERS OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 89-99.
PAPKE, K.G., 1976, EVAPORITES AND BRINES IN NEVADA PLAYAS: NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 87, 35 P.
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