Place	Population	Distance
Moapa Town	1,025 (2011)	3.3km
Moapa Valley	6,924 (2011)	12.6km
Bunkerville	1,303 (2011)	42.0km
Nellis Air Force Base	3,187 (2011)	62.7km
Sunrise Manor	189,372 (2011)	66.5km

Mindat Locality ID:

61684

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:61684:0

GUID (UUID V4):

Sec 2, 11 T 15S R66E
Deposit: Two beds of gypsum are in limestone, only the lower bed was exploited.

Development: The white star mill consisted of two 10-ft, oil fired, calining kettles, but the plant was enlarged to a 3-kettle mill in 1922. During 1922 shipments of plaster to los angeles, calif. Averaged about 3,000 tons/month.

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Commodity List

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ⓘ Gypsum & Anhydrite

Mineral List

ⓘ Gypsum

1 valid mineral.

Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ Limestone

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ⓘ Gypsum

Formula: CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

References:

Longwell, C. R., Pampeyan, E. H., Bowyer, Ben, Roberts, R. J. (1965) Geology and Mineral Deposits of Clark County, Nevada. Bulletin 62, Nevada Bureau of Mines.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Gypsum	7.CD.40	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

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Link to USGS MRDS:	10046894

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References

Vanderberg, (1937), Reconnosaince of Mineral Dist in Clark Co., Nev; USBM Inf. Circ. 6964, P. 56

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