Salt Wells (North Sand Springs Marsh), Sand Springs Marsh Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Salt Wells (North Sand Springs Marsh) | - not defined - |
| Sand Springs Marsh Mining District | - not defined - |
| Churchill County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 19' 59'' North , 118° 30' 3'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Fallon Station | 705 (2011) | 20.7km |
| Fallon | 8,458 (2017) | 28.4km |
| Schurz | 658 (2011) | 50.2km |
Tectonics: Basin And Range
Commodity: Borate occurs As cottonball ulexite.
Deposit: Ulexite occurs near the edge of the playa. About 400 acres contained enough borate to be worked and this area could be reworked every 2 years. The material reportedly contained about 10% borax, but locally yielded 30%. Playa is 11 miles long.
Deposit type: Lacustrine borates
Development: Econ.com: two small plants produced borax from this playa for a few years in the 1970's.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Borax Formula: Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| ⓘ Ulexite Formula: NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 6 - Borates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Borax | 6.DA.10 | Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ | Ulexite | 6.EA.25 | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Borax | Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Borax | Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| B | ⓘ Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Borax | Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Borax | Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Papke, K.G., (1976), Evaporites and Brines in Nevada Playas: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Bulletin 87, P. 20.
Smith, G.I., (1985), Borate Deposits in the United States - Dissimilar in Form, Similar in Geologic Setting, in Barker, J.M., and Lefond, S.J., Eds., Borates: Economic Geology and Production: New York, American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers, Inc., P. 37-51.
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