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Silver Peak Production Site (Silver Peak Marsh; Clayton Valley), Esmeralda County, Nevada, USAi
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Silver Peak Production Site (Silver Peak Marsh; Clayton Valley)Brine Well (Active)
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Silver Peak Production Site, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
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Syngenite, etc.

Silver Peak Production Site, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
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Syngenite, etc.

Silver Peak Production Site, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 46' 0'' North , 117° 35' 28'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
37.76689,-117.59131
GRN:
N26W67
Type:
Brine Well (Active) - last checked 2018
Köppen climate type:
BWk : Cold desert climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Silver Peak107 (2011)4.0km
Goldfield268 (2011)31.9km
Dyer259 (2011)43.2km
Tonopah2,478 (2011)46.0km
Owned/operated by:
Albemarle Corporation (100%)
Mindat Locality ID:
36758
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:36758:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Non commercial amounts of potash and borate minerals. Major world producer of lithium from brines containing up to 400 ppm of lithium.

Deposit: The playa covers an area of about 8300 ha, geophysical work suggests the playa sediments may be As much As 460 m thick lithium is disolved in brines located in interstitial pore spaces in the sediments general size of ore body is large. Ore controlled by evaporation. Type of ore body is subsurface brine.

Geology: Lithium occurs As a constituent in a subsurface saline brine with hectorite As the source of the brines lithium content. Ore is brine.

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6 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAphthitalite7.AC.35(K,Na)3Na(SO4)2
ⓘAnhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
ⓘSyngenite7.CD.35K2Ca(SO4)2 · H2O
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘHectorite9.EC.45Na0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ HectoriteNa0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
Hⓘ SyngeniteK2Ca(SO4)2 · H2O
LiLithium
Liⓘ HectoriteNa0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oⓘ Aphthitalite(K,Na)3Na(SO4)2
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ HectoriteNa0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
Oⓘ SyngeniteK2Ca(SO4)2 · H2O
FFluorine
Fⓘ HectoriteNa0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ Aphthitalite(K,Na)3Na(SO4)2
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
Naⓘ HectoriteNa0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ HectoriteNa0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ HectoriteNa0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sⓘ Aphthitalite(K,Na)3Na(SO4)2
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ SyngeniteK2Ca(SO4)2 · H2O
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
KPotassium
Kⓘ Aphthitalite(K,Na)3Na(SO4)2
Kⓘ SyngeniteK2Ca(SO4)2 · H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ SyngeniteK2Ca(SO4)2 · H2O

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Link to USGS MRDS:10295160
Link to USGS MRDS:10044555
Link to USGS MRDS:10024762

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References

American Mineralogist 1965: 50: 2063-2069
Schreck, A. E. Lithium: a Materials Survey. Bumines Ic (8053), 1961, 80 Pp.
Spurr, J. E. Ore Deposits of the Silver Peak Quadrangle, Nevada. U.S. Geol. Surv. Prof. Paper 55, (1906), 174 Pp.
Dole, R. B. Exploration of Salines in Silver Peak Marsh, Nevada. U.S. Geol. Surv. Bull. 530, (1913), Pp. 330-345.
Robinson, P. T., E. H. Mckee, and R. J. Moiola. Cenozioc Volcanism and Sedimentation, Silver Peak Region, Western Nevada and Adjacent California. Ch. in Studies in Volcanology - a Memoir in Honor of Howel Williams. Geol. Soc. Am. Memoir 116, (1968), Pp. 577-611.
Barrett, W. T., and B. J. O'neill, Jr. Recovery of Lithium from Saline Brines Using Solar Evaporation. Sec. in Third Symp. on Salt, Ed. by J. L. Rau and L. E. Dellwig. Northern Oh Geol. Soc., Inc., Cleveland, Ohio, V. 2, (1970), Pp. 47-50.
Engineering and Mining Journal. Silver Peak Gives Bright Look to Foote Minerals Company Lithium Picture. V. 171, No. 4, (1970), Pp. 71-73.
Kunasz, I. A. Geology and Geochemistry of the Lithium Deposit in Clayton Valley, Esmeralda County, Nevada. Ph.D. Diss., Pa State Univ., University Park, Pa, (1970), 128 Pp.
Albers, J. P., and J. H. Stewart. Geology and Mineral Deposits of Esmeralda County, Nevada. Nv Bureau of Mines and Geol. Bull. 78, (1972), 80 Pp.
Norton, J. J. Lithium, Cesium, and Rubidium -- the Rare Alkali Metals. Ch. in United States Mineral Resources, Ed. by D. A. Brobst and W. P. Pratt. U.S. Geol. Surv. Prof. Paper 820, (1973), Pp. 365-378.
Kunasz, I. A. Lithium Occurrence in the Brines of Clayton Valley, Esmeralda County, Nevada. Sec. in Fourth Symposium on Salt, Ed. by A. H. Coogan. Northern Oh Geol. Soc. Inc., Cleveland, Oh, V. 1, (1974), Pp. 57-66.
Vine, J. D. Lithium in Sediments and Brines - How, Why, and Where to Search. Pres. at Wy Geol. Assoc., Casper, Wy, Jan. 3, (1975). U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 75-86, 1975, 14 Pp.
Wilson, C. W. Bouguer Gravity Map of Clayton Valley, Nevada. U.S. Geol. Surv. Ofr 75-333, (1975), Scale 1:62,500.
Papke, K. Evaporites and Brines in Nevada Playas. Nv Bureau of Mines and Geol. Bull. 87, (1976), Pp. 29-31.
Davis, J. R., and J. D. Vine. Stratigraphic and Tectonic Setting of the Lithium Brine Field, Clayton Valley, Nevada. Sec. in (1979) Basin and Range Symposium, Ed. by G. W. Newman and H. D. Goode. Rocky Mountain Assoc. Geol., Denver, Co, and Ut Geol. Assoc., Salt Lake City, Utah 1979, Pp. 421-430.
Pantea, M. P., S. Asher-bolinder, and J. D. Vine. Lithology and Lithium Content of Sediments in Basins Surrounding Clayton Valley, Esmerelda and Nye Counties, Nevada. U.S. Geol. Surv. Ofr 81-962, (1981), 23 Pp.
Pantea, M. P., and S. Asher-bolinder. Lithological Log and Lithium Content of Sediments Drilled in Clayton Valley, Esmeralda County, Nevada. U.S. Geol. Surv. Ofr 82-415, (1982), 13 Pp.
Randol Mining Directory, (1996)/97, U.S. Mines & Mining Companies, P271.
Vine, J. D. (ed.). Lithium Resources and Requirements by the Year (2000). U.S. Geol. Surv. Prof. Paper 1005, 1976, 162 Pp.
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