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Clay minerals from
McDermitt Mine, Opalite Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Clay minerals' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcedony3 photos of Clay minerals associated with Chalcedony at this locality.
Cinnabar3 photos of Clay minerals associated with Cinnabar at this locality.
Quartz2 photos of Clay minerals associated with Quartz at this locality.
Corderoite2 photos of Clay minerals associated with Corderoite at this locality.
Schuetteite2 photos of Clay minerals associated with Schuetteite at this locality.
Stibnite1 photo of Clay minerals associated with Stibnite at this locality.
Stibiconite1 photo of Clay minerals associated with Stibiconite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Clay minerals data
Locality Data:Click here to view McDermitt Mine, Opalite Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:271435
Long-form Identifier:1:3:271435:6
GUID (UUID V4):a2bdd6b4-af60-485d-bd07-c8dd2813df70
Nearest other occurrences of Clay minerals
31.7km (19.7 miles) Granite Point Mine (Granite Point claims; Chevron claims), Disaster Mining District, Montana Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
70.0km (43.5 miles) Hapgood mine (Grayson group), Poverty Peak Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
93.9km (58.4 miles) Alexander, Pueblo Mining District (Denio Mining District), Harney County, Oregon, USA
94.3km (58.6 miles) Jack Pot Claims, Pueblo Mining District (Denio Mining District), Harney County, Oregon, USA
94.8km (58.9 miles) Steen Mountain (Stephanson and Bradley), Pueblo Mining District (Denio Mining District), Harney County, Oregon, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (volume)
DEPOSITS OF THE OPALITE DISTRICT, MALHEUR COUNTY OREGON, AND HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA BY ROBERT G. YATES...YATES Strategic Minerals Investigations, 1941 (Pages 319-348) UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.................... Opalite mine......................................... Bretz mine.............................................. Cordero mine......................................... 325 326 327 329 329...Geologic map of the Opalite district, Malheur County, Oreg., and Humboldt County, Nev. In pocket 53.
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
geochemistry of abandoned mercury mines in West-Central Nevada, USA John E. Gray*, James G. Crock, David L. Fey US...80225, USA Abstract The Humboldt River is a closed basin and is the longest river in Nevada. Numerous...mines into surrounding ecosystems, including the Humboldt River, is of environmental concern. Samples of...the mines. Sediment samples collected from the Humboldt River basin contain 40.28 mg Hg/kg. Leachate samples...were found in water samples collected from the Humboldt River system, and these were below the 0.012 mg/l
Report (volume)
Harney and Malheur Counties, Oregon, and Humboldt County, Nevada U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1 742-A...Harney and Malheur Counties, Oregon, and Humboldt County, Nevada By SCOTT A. MINOR, ROBERT L. TURNER, and...Harney and Malheur Counties, Oregon, and Humboldt County, Nevada. (Mineral resources of wilderness study...Harney and Malheur Counties, Oregon, and Humboldt County, Nevada. CONTENTS Summary Al Abstract 1 Character...Acknowledgments 6 Appraisal of identified resources 6 Mining history 6 Prospects, claims, and mineralized areas
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
uranium deposits in northwestern Nevada and southeastern Oregon, USA Stephen B. Castor ) , Christopher...NV 89557, USA Received 14 June 1999; accepted 24 September 1999 Abstract Northwestern Nevada and southeastern...peralkaline rocks in the McDermitt and Virgin Valley calderas. At McDermitt, major deposits are along...ŽKings River. and northern ring fractures ŽBretz–Opalite. of the caldera complex. The Kings River deposits...rock samples contain as much as 5% Zr. Gangue minerals include quartz, adularia, fluorite, and numerous
Report (volume)
Fifteen Mile Creek Wilderness Study Area, Malheur County, Oregon B4 Map showing generalized geology and...of Oregon Canyon Wilderness Study Area, Malheur County, Oregon B6 Map showing generalized geology and...Twelve Mile Creek Wilderness Study Area, Malheur County, Oregon B8 Map showing generalized geology and...the Fifteen Mile Creek Wilderness Study Area B7 Mining and exploration history B7 Results of investigation...resources of the Willow Creek Wilderness Study Area BIO Mining and mineral exploration history BIO Methods of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
minerals Article Lithium-Rich Claystone in the McDermitt Caldera, Nevada, USA: Geologic, Mineralogical...D. Henry * Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557, USA; vgerboa@gmail...sediments of the McDermitt caldera constitute possibly the world’s largest Li clay resource, yet their...and origin are not established. The 40 × 25 km McDermitt caldera collapsed during the eruption of ~1000...sediments to a consistent vertical mineral zonation of clay, analcime, K-feldspar, and albite. Entire sedimentary
Report (issue)
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ZEOLITE-CLAY MINERAL ZONATION OF VOLCANICLASTIC SEDIMENTS WITHIN...WITHIN THE McOERMITT CALDERA COMPLEX OF NEVADA AND OREGON By Richard K. Glanzman and James J. Rytuba;...sediments-Alteration------McDermitt Mine Area------Bretz Mine Area Opalite Mine Area--Bull Basin Montana...3. 4. 5. 6. Generalized geologic map of the McDermitt caldera complex----- -- Relationships between...the McDermitt caldera complexAlteration zones in the altered tuffaceous sediments in the McDermitt caldera
Report (issue)
Management's Winnemucca District and Surprise Resource Area, northwest Nevada and northeast California...Ludington3 Open-File Report 96-712 1996 1 Reno, Nevada 89557 2 Denver, Colorado 80228 3 Menlo Park, California...Canada 7 U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Winnemucca, Nevada 89445 This report is preliminary and has not been............................................. 18 Humboldt River porphyry tracL............................Study Areas and other areas in the Winnemucca District and Surprise Resource Area for which resource
Report (issue)
< uu = rf sie Ls a ae MINERALS OF NEVADA MINERALS OF NEVADA Peer Hen By CASTOR oan eGORY...eGORY.C.oFER DOCK NEVADA AND BUREAU OF MINES Special Publication 31 in association with the UNIVERSITY...UNIVERSITY Reno & Las Vegas OF NEVADA PRESS GEOLOGY Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special...University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright © 2004 by University of Nevada Press Photographs...otherwise noted Map of Mining Districts and significant mineral occurrences of Nevada by Nevada Bureau of Mines
Report (volume)
Wilderness Study Area, Harney County, Oregon, and Humboldt County, Nevada U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN...Wilderness Study Area, Harney County, Oregon, and Humboldt County, Nevada By ROBERT C. ROBACK, DEAN B....Wilderness Study Area, Harney County, Oregon, and Humboldt County, Nevada. U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin...(OR-002-081/NV-020-642) Harney County, Oregon, and Humboldt County, Nevada. CONTENTS Summary Bl Abstract...Wilderness Study Area, Harney County, Oregon, and Humboldt County, Nevada FIGURES 1. Index map showing
Report (volume)
North Fork of the Little Humboldt River W.. .mess St Area Humboldt County, Nevada U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY...Fork of the Little Humboldt River Wilderness Study Area, Humboldt County, Nevada By JOCELYN A. PETERSON...RESOURCES OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS: LITTLE HUMBOLDT RIVER REGION, NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DONALD...Fork of the Little Humboldt River Wilderness study area, Humboldt County, Nevada (U.S. Geological Survey...and mineral resources Nevada Little Humboldt River Wilderness. 2 Little Humboldt River Wilderness (Nev
Report (issue)
Tertiary tuffs along the Little Humboldt River, Humboldt and Elko Counties, Nevada By Richard A. Sheppard and... FIGURES Figure 1. Geologic map of the Little Humboldt River 3 TABLES Table 1. Mineralogic composition...TERTIARY TUFFS ALONG THE LITTLE HUMBOLDT RIVER, HUMBOLDT AND ELKO COUNTIES, NEVADA By Richard A. Sheppard and...for the zeolites, although materials such as clay minerals, feldspars, feldspathoids, and gels have also...more zeolites as well as authigenie clay minerals, silica minerals, or feldspar, relict glass, and crystal
Report (issue)
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA BULLETIN Val,. S X X I T II I 1)ECEBIIIElZ 1944 No. 5 GEOLOGY AND MINING SERIES No...No. 41 er Deposits In Nevada BY EDGARH. BAILEY and DAVID A. PHOENIX Geologists, U. S. Geological Survey...Survey PREPARED AND PUBLISHED BY NEVADA STATE BUREAU OF MINES IN COOPERATION WiTH UNITED STATES OEOLOOlCAL...SURVEY PRICE ONE DOLLAR j sin PUBLICATION OF THE NEVADA STATEBUREAUOF MINES A N D THE MACKAY &HWL OF MINES...THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO, NEVADA Entered in the Post Office at Reno, Nevada, as second-class matter
Report (issue)
Management's Winnemucca District and Surprise Resource Area, Northwest Nevada and Northeast California:...California: Resources of Industrial Rocks and Minerals by J. Thomas Nash U. S. Geological Survey Mineral Resource...Summary page 3 Introduction 4 Barite 5 Beryl 6 Clay 6 Diatomite 7 Dumortierite 8 Fluorspar 9...Location of known mines, prospects, and occurrences of clay in the WSRA. Information from MRDS and MILS databases...shown is the location of the Champion dumortierite mine 23 Figure 5. Location of known mines, prospects
Report (issue)
11111111111111111 A15016713866 MINERALS OF NEVADA MINERALS OF NEVADA STEPHEN B. CASTOR and G R EGOR...EGOR Y C . F E R D OC K l NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY Special Publication 31 in association...association with the UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA PRESS Reno & Las Vegas Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special Publica...University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright© 2004 by Uni versity of Nevada Press Photographs...Districts and si gnificant minernl occurrences of Nevada by Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology All rights reserved
Report (issue)
SECTION ON URANIUM ISOTOPE STUDIES FISH LAKE VALLEY, NEVADA By J. R. Dooley, Jr. Open-File Report 80-1234...Clayton Valley, NevadaPlaya deposits of southwestern Nevada Fish Lake Valley Fish Lake Valley uranium isotopic...Arizona Lithium clays in the Lake Mead and McDermitt areas, Nevada Unusual and speculative lithium deposits...Index map of a part of Esmeralda and Nye Counties, Nevada, showing location of drill sites Index map showing...chemical properties of lithium Lithium-bearing minerals 8 9a 4. Drilling sites, total depths, and maximum
Report (issue)
MANAGEMENT'S WINNEMUCCA DISTRICT AND SURPRISE RESOURCE AREA, NORTHWEST NEVADA AND NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA...Field Office, Mackay School of Mines, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557-0047 2U.S. Geological Survey, Unit...Winnemucca District and Surprise Resource Area, an area covering 13.5 million acres in northwest Nevada and...impact of mine dewatering on drainage basin groundwater resources (for example, the Humboldt River drainage...part of their Resource Management Plan for the District/Resource Area or for other planning units such
Report (issue)
geochemistry of the Sleeper Gold-Silver Deposit, Humboldt County, Nevada an interim report By J. T. Nash , W. C................................................. Mining and exploration history......................................................................... Mine geology...........................................Figure 1. Location and geology setting of the Sleeper mine. Regional geology is simplified from Wilden (1964)... 3 Figure 2. Generalized geology of the Sleeper mine area and western foothills of the Slumbering Hills
Report (volume)
Host Rocks, Sleeper Gold-Silver Deposit, Humboldt County, Nevada Geology and Geochemistry of Tertiary...Host Rocks, Sleeper Gold-Silver Deposit, Humboldt County, Nevada By J. Thomas Nash, William C. Utterback...host rocks, Sleeper gold-silver deposit, Humboldt County, Nevada I by J. Thomas Nash, William C. Utterback...Gold ores-Geology-Nevada-Humboldt County. 2. Silver ores-GeologyNevada-Humboldt County. 3. Geology, St...Stratigraphic-Tertiary. 4. GeologyNevada-Humboldt County. I. Utterback, W.C. II. Trudel, Wayne S. III.
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Article Late Tertiary Petrified Wood from Nevada, USA: Evidence of Multiple Silicification Pathways...Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA; E-Mail: mustoeg@wwu.edu; Tel: +1-360-650-3582 Academic...Abstract: Late Tertiary fossil woods from the state of Nevada provide an opportunity for observing the mineralization...variations, several trends are evident. Features in Nevada specimens suggest that two fundamental processes...are evidence of opal→chalcedony transition. In Nevada, specimens that contain crystalline quartz, this
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
epithermal Au–Ag deposits, Northern Great Basin, USA J. A. Saunders & D. L. Unger & G. D. Kamenov & M...Auburn University, 210 Petrie Hall, Auburn, AL 36849, USA e-mail: saundja@auburn.edu G. D. Kamenov Department...Williamson Hall, P.O. Box 112120, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA M. Fayek Department of Geological Sciences, University...89445, USA Present address: D. L. Unger Victoria Resources, 240 S. Rock Blvd., Reno, NV 89502, USA textures...basalts are the country rocks, clay-rich mineralization (with silica minerals, adularia, and carbonate) developed
Report (issue)
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GOLD METALLOGENY OF NORTHERN NEVADA Richard M. Tosdal editor Open-File Report 98-338-6...Contributions to the gold metallogeny of northern Nevada Preface R.M. Tbsdfl/.............................Regional crustal structure beneath the Carlin Trend, Nevada, based on deep electrical geophysical measurements...and its relation to gold belts in north-central Nevada: Overview and progress report V.J.S. Grawc/i.....autochthonous rocks that host gold along the Carlin trend, Nevada Augustus K. Armstrong, Ted G. Theodore, Robert
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
PreciousMetal Vein Systemsin the National District, Humboldt County, Nevada PETER G. VIKRE ASARCOInc., Great...Reno, Nevada 89502 Abstract The National district, 20 miles (33 km) southeastof McDermitt, Nevada, produced...of the Owyheevolcanicplateau. Wall rock in the district is progressivelyhydrolyzed and sulfidized to assemblages...distributionof alteration assemblages, preciousmetal minerals, stibnite, and cinnabar was apparentlycontrolledby...southeastof McDermitt (Fig. 1). It encompasses preciousmetal veins near the deserted THE National district is
Report (volume)
Resources of the Little Humboldt River Wilderness Study Area, Elko County, Nevada U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY...Resources of the Little Humboldt River Wilderness Study Area, Elko County, Nevada By ALAN R. WALLACE, ROBERT...RESOURCES OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS LITTLE HUMBOLDT RIVER REGION, NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DONALD...resources of the Little Humboldt River wilderness study area, EIko County, Nevada. (U.S. Geological Survey...resources of wilderness study areas Little Humboldt River Region, Nevada ; ch. B) (Studies related to wilderness)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
elements in stream-sediment samples in northern Nevada and southeastern Oregon was studied in order to...younger crust. Arsenic is also useful to locate district-sized hydrothermal systems and clusters of systems...crustal features as well as the isolation of mineral-district scale anomalies. † Corresponding author: e-mail...that makes them ideal for the identification of district-sized geochemical anomalies at map scales between...before most large-scale industrial gold mining in northern Nevada, the data provide a unique look at premining
 
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