Deposit: Playa-type deposit. Halite forms thick crust covering 9 sq miles in a central area . Discovery year: early 1870's first production year: early 1870's (b); 1861 (salt)

Deposit type: Lacustrine borates

Development: Lincoln (1923) reports ten cars of borax were shipped from the northern end of dixie marsh, by r. Nieschwander, probably in the early 1870's. Early salt production shipped to silver mines. Three holes were drilled by railroad valley co. In 1912 in a search for potash.

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ⓘ Bromine

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4 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Alluvial deposit

ⓘ Clay

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Gaylussite

Formula: Na₂Ca(CO₃)₂ · 5H₂O

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

ⓘ Gypsum

Formula: CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

References:

Castor, Stephen B., Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite

Formula: CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

References:

Castor, Stephen B., Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

ⓘ Halite

Formula: NaCl

References:

Castor, Stephen B., Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

ⓘ Ulexite

Formula: NaCa[B₅O₆(OH)₆] · 5H₂O

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘ	Halite	3.AA.20	NaCl
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Gaylussite	5.CB.35	Na₂Ca(CO₃)₂ · 5H₂O
Group 6 - Borates
ⓘ	Ulexite	6.EA.25	NaCa[B₅O₆(OH)₆] · 5H₂O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Gypsum	7.CD.40	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
ⓘ	var. Selenite	7.CD.40	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Gaylussite	Na₂Ca(CO₃)₂ · 5H₂O
H	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Ulexite	NaCa[B₅O₆(OH)₆] · 5H₂O
H	ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
B	Boron
B	ⓘ Ulexite	NaCa[B₅O₆(OH)₆] · 5H₂O
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Gaylussite	Na₂Ca(CO₃)₂ · 5H₂O
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Gaylussite	Na₂Ca(CO₃)₂ · 5H₂O
O	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Ulexite	NaCa[B₅O₆(OH)₆] · 5H₂O
O	ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Gaylussite	Na₂Ca(CO₃)₂ · 5H₂O
Na	ⓘ Halite	NaCl
Na	ⓘ Ulexite	NaCa[B₅O₆(OH)₆] · 5H₂O
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
S	ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Halite	NaCl
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Gaylussite	Na₂Ca(CO₃)₂ · 5H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Ulexite	NaCa[B₅O₆(OH)₆] · 5H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

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Link to USGS MRDS:	10045400

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References

Lincoln, Francis Church (1923) Mining Districts and Mineral Resources of Nevada. Nevada Newsletter Publishing Company, Reno, NV.

Vanderburg, W.O., (1940), Reconnaissance of Mining Districts in Churchill Co., Nv.: U.S. Bureau of Mines Information Circular 7093.

Papke, K.G., (1976), Evaporites and Brines in Nevada Playas: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Bulletin 87, 35 P.

Mils, (1979), USBM

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