NEVADA MINERAL LOCALITY INDEX. From: Rocks & Minerals | Date: November 1, 1999| Author: | COPYRIGHT 1999 Heldref Publications. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

Nevada, the seventh largest state, encompassing 110,540 square miles, contains both sedimentary and igneous rocks of every geological age from Precambrian to Recent. Active tectonism throughout the state has resulted in complex structural deformation with attendant mineralization continuing up to the present, as represented by numerous geothermal areas.

The range of minerals found in mines, quarries, and prospect pits is great, with many minerals new to the state being identified every year. Nevada is one of the few western states without a published state mineralogy; thus, ...

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