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January 1, 1927

Potash brines in the Great Salt Lake Desert, Utah: Chapter B in Contributions to economic geology (short papers and preliminary reports), 1927: Part I - Metals and nonmetals except fuels

During and immediately after the war the brines of the Salduro Marsh, in the Great Salt Lake Desert, were a source of considerable potash for the domestic supply. Although no potash has been produced from these brines in the last few years, a continued interest in the area has been shown by a large number of filings, in different parts of the desert, under the potash law of October 2, 1917 (40 Sta

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T.B. Nolan

Water Resources Mission Area, Utah Water Science Center

January 1, 1927

Quicksilver deposits of the Pilot Mountains, Mineral County, Nevada: Chapter E in Contributions to economic geology (short papers and preliminary reports), 1927: Part I - Metals and nonmetals except fuels

In the course of general geologic mapping of the Hawthorne quadrangle, in western Nevada, the writer undertook a short study of the quicksilver deposits of the Pilot Mountains. The work was. done under the supervision of Henry G. Ferguson, in charge of the field work in the Hawthorne quadrangle, and the writer was accompanied by L. B. Spencer, mining engineer, of Mina, Nev., whose intimate knowled

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William F. Foshag

January 1, 1927