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Dixie Marsh Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USAi
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Deposit: NaCl forms a thickcrust in a central area of about 9 square miles

Development: A large amount of salt was produced from the marsh between 1861 & 1868, and shipped to silver-ore mills in virginia city and elsewhere. This would have been theearliest commercial source of salt ain nevada. The railroad valley co., searching for potash, drilled 3 holes in the marsh in 1912. In 1917, fallon group formedthe nevada potash synddicate in an attempt to extract potash from the brines, but the venture proved unsuccessful.

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β“˜ Gaylussite
Formula: Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O
Reference: NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada
β“˜ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Reference: NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada
β“˜ Gypsum var. Selenite
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Reference: NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada
β“˜ Halite
Formula: NaCl
Reference: NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada; U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Ulexite
Formula: NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
Reference: USBM Inf Circ 7093 (1939)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Halite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Gaylussite5.CB.35Na2Ca(CO3)2 Β· 5H2O
Group 6 - Borates
β“˜Ulexite6.EA.25NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] Β· 5H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 Β· 2H2O
β“˜var. Selenite7.CD.40CaSO4 Β· 2H2O

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HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
Hβ“˜ GaylussiteNa2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O
Hβ“˜ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
BBoron
Bβ“˜ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ GaylussiteNa2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
Oβ“˜ GaylussiteNa2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O
Oβ“˜ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ HaliteNaCl
Naβ“˜ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
Naβ“˜ GaylussiteNa2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ HaliteNaCl
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
Caβ“˜ GaylussiteNa2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O
Caβ“˜ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O

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Mils, (1979), USBM
Lincoln, F.C., (1923), Mining Districts and Mineral Resources of Nevada: Nev. Newsletter Pub. Co., Reno, Nv.
Vanderburg, W.O., (1940), Reconnaissance of Mining Districts in Churchill Co., Nv; U.S. B.M. I.C. 7093.

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