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Carson Sink Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USAi
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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.


Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Halite
Formula: NaCl
Reference: NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl

List of minerals for each chemical element

NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl

Fossils

There are 1 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences24
Youngest Fossil Listed443 Ma (Silurian)
Oldest Fossil Listed458 Ma (Middle Ordovician)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Laketown Dolomite1433.4 - 427.4 Ma (Silurian)
Hanson Creek - middle2449.5 - 443.7 Ma (Paleozoic)
Ely Springs Dolomite - Floride7458.4 - 443.4 Ma (Paleozoic)
Ely Springs Dolomite - Lost Canyon7458.4 - 443.4 Ma (Paleozoic)
Fish Haven Dolostone7458.4 - 443.4 Ma (Paleozoic)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Bighornia
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Streptelasmatidae : Bighornia458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Bodophyllum
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Streptelasmatidae : Bodophyllum458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Deiracorallium
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Streptelasmatidae : Deiracorallium458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Grewingkia
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Streptelasmatidae : Grewingkia458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Lobocorallium
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Streptelasmatidae : Lobocorallium458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Streptelasma
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Streptelasmatidae : Streptelasma458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Tryplasma
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Tryplasmatidae : Tryplasma458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
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Southern Pacific Co., (1964), Minerals for Industry, Vol. I -

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