| Deposit ID | 60001018 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M242108 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Columbus Marsh |
| Alternate or previous names | Columbus Salt Marsh |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.99014, 38.04603 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | UTM IS FOR MAJOR BORAX PLANT LOCATED IN SOUTHERN PART OF THE MARSH, BUT THE ACTUAL DEPOSIT COVERS MANY SQUARE MILES. INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Esmeralda(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Coaldale(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Tonopah(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tonopah(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 |
| Halite | Primary |
| Model code | 260 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 35b.3 |
| Deposit model name | Lacustrine borates |
| (1) | -117.99014, 38.04603 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Discovery year | 1864 |
| Discoverer | Smith And Eaton (Halite, 1864); William Troop (Ulexite, 1871) |
| Year of first production | 1864 |
| Year of last production | 1890 |
ALBERS, J.P., AND STEWART, J.K., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF ESMERALDA COUNTY, NEVADA: NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 78.
LINCOLN, F.C., 1923, MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA; NEVADA NEWSLETTER PUBL. CO., RENO.
PAPKE, K.G., 1976, EVAPORITES AND BRINES IN NEVADA PLAYAS: NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 87, P. 22.
VAN DENBURGH, A.S., AND GLANCY, P.A., 1970, WATER-RESOURECES APPRAISAL OF THE COLUMBUS SALT MARSH-SODA SPRING VALLEY AREA, MINERAL AND ESMERALDA CO., NEV.; NEV. DEPT., CONSERV. AND NAT. RESOURCES WATER RESOURCES RECON. SER. REPT. 52, 66P.
HANKS, H.G., 1883, REPORT ON THE BORAX DEPOSITS OF CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA: 3RD ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, PT. 2, CALIF. STATE MINING BUR., 111P.
VER PLANCK, W.E., 1956, HISTORY OF BORAX PRODUCTION IN THE U.S.: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., VOL. 52, P. 273-291.
HICKS, W.B., 1916, THE COMPOSITION OF MUDS FROM COLUMBUS MARSH, NEV.: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 95, P. 1-11.
GALE, H.S., 1914, POTASH TESTS AT COLUMBUS MARSH, NEVADA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 540, P. 422-427.
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