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Borate Prospects

Occurrence in Inyo county in California, United States with commodity Boron-Borates
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023707
MRDS ID I001124
Record type Site
Current site name Borate Prospects

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.69449, 36.32331 (WGS84)
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Inyo

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 25N 003E 07 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Boron-Borates Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Colemanite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone
    Rock unit name Furnace Creek Formation
    Rock description Furnace Creek Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.69449, 36.32331
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Park
Area name Death Valley National Monument

Comments on the workings information

  • PITS AND ADITS

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS I001124

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MCALLISTER, J.F., 1970, GEOLOGY OF THE FURNACE CREEK BORATE AREA, DEATH VALLEY, INYO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MAP SHEET 14, SCALE 1:24,000

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1993 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey