Geochemical sampling of selected playas in Nevada: Alkali Lake (Esmeralda County), Columbus Salt Marsh (Esmeralda County), Rhodes Salt Marsh (Mineral County), and Winnemucca Dry Lake (Washoe County), by Paul J. Lechler, Mario Desilets, Jonathan G. Price, Alan Coyner, and David Gaskin, 2010
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Open-File Report 10-1, This 29-page report documents the results of chemical and mineralogical analyses of samples collected from the surfaces of four playas (flat, closed basins that are normally dry) in Nevada. Samples were analyzed for gold, silver, and several other elements at different laboratories. No economically significant amounts of these elements were found in the samples , $12.30