Churchill clay deposit, Lyon County, Nevada, USAi
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Churchill clay deposit | Deposit |
Lyon County | County |
Nevada | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 8' 52'' North , 119° 17' 13'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Yerington | 3,064 (2017) | 21.0km |
Stagecoach | 1,874 (2011) | 26.2km |
Dayton | 8,964 (2011) | 28.1km |
Silver Springs | 5,296 (2011) | 30.2km |
Virginia City | 855 (2011) | 36.0km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Great Basin Gem & Mineral Club | Carson City, Nevada | 42km |
High Desert Rockers | Carson City, Nevada | 42km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Dry Lake
6 miles west of Wabuska. Scraped surface for lining clays.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Montmorillonite Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
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ⓘ | Montmorillonite | 9.EC.40 | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Minobras, (1973), Nevada Industrial Minerals, P. 26.
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10149704 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Havallah BasinBasin
- Shoofly-Olds Ferry DomainDomain
- West Nevada Permian-Triassic BasinBasin
USA
- Lake LahontanLake
- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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