Lithium in the brines of Fish Lake Valley and Columbus Salt Marsh, Nevada
Open-File Report
77-54
By: C. L. Smith, Allen L. Meier, and H.D. Downey
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Abstract
Analyses of waters-from springs in Nevada have led to the identification of an area containing anomalous amounts of lithium northwest of the Clayton Valley-area. Fish Lake Valley and Columbus Salt Marsh contain waters having, relatively high lithium and potassium concentrations. At least a part of these waters is probably derived from the leaching of Tertiary rocks containing saline minerals. The high-lithium waters at Columbus Salt Marsh could be derived not only by the leaching of rocks with a high soluble lithium ands, potassium content but also by subsurface outflow from Fish Lake Valley.
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Smith, C.L., Meier, A.L., Downey, H., 1977, Lithium in the brines of Fish Lake Valley and Columbus Salt Marsh, Nevada: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-54, 14, [8] leaves :ill. ;28 cm., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr7754.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Lithium in the brines of Fish Lake Valley and Columbus Salt Marsh, Nevada |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 77-54 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr7754 |
| Year Published | 1977 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey, |
| Description | 14, [8] leaves :ill. ;28 cm. |