Phonolite, Nevada

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

• 1955 USGS Millett quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
• 1959 USGS Millett quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
• 1969 USGS Burnt Cabin Summit quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
• 1985 USGS Smith Creek Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Phonolite (historical): 12 past producers, 2 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 plant. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, Manganese. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Every working recorded in Nye County

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 860938. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.