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White oil is an insecticide spray used for controlling a wide range of insect pests in the garden. The spray works by blocking the breathing pores of insects, causing suffocation and death. The spray works by blocking the breathing pores of insects, causing suffocation and death.
Most of Nevada's oil production (totalling about 553,000 barrels during 2002) comes from several small oil fields in Railroad Valley, including Eagle Springs, Trap Spring, and Grant Canyon oil fields. [3] The first well was drilled in 1954 by Shell Oil Company.
Caliche is generally light-colored but can range from white to light pink to reddish-brown, depending on the minerals present. Caliche is a mark of older landscapes. It generally occurs on or very near the surface.
The Calnev Pipeline is a 550-mile (890 km) long buried refined oil products pipeline in the United States, owned by Kinder Morgan Energy Partners.The pipeline consists of two parallel lines, the larger, has a diameter of 14 inches (360 mm) and the smaller one has a diameter of 8 inches (200 mm). [1]
The spring is located in the Fish Lake Valley near the town of Dyer, Nevada. [2] The White Mountains and the 13,146 foot high Boundary Peak are visible from the springs. [3] The hot spring is surrounded by mountains, and the Boundary Peak Wilderness area is visible from the spring. [4]
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Silver Peak is one of the oldest mining communities in Nevada. It was founded near a well in 1864, [6] two years after the founding of surrounding Esmeralda County, and one year after silver was discovered nearby and mining began. [7] A 10 stamp mill was built in 1865, and a 20 stamp mill by 1867.
Metasequoia occidentalis Elko Formation. The Elko Formation, also known as Elko Shale(s), is an oil shale geologic formation in Elko County, northern Nevada, United States.The deltaic and lacustrine shales and limestones preserve fossils dating back to the Middle Eocene of the Paleogene to Middle Miocene of the Neogene period.