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Gerstley I

Producer in Inyo county in California, United States with commodity Boron-Borates
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Reserves and resources
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023422
MRDS ID I000380
Record type Site
Current site name Gerstley I

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.2328, 36.01805 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 5 MI NE OF SHOSHONE; ON STATE LAND SECTION., Estimated Location, Probably +/- 5 Seconds., Estimated Location, Probably +/- 5 Seconds.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Inyo(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Twelvemile Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Death Valley Junction(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Death Valley(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Amargosa(hydrologic unit)

Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CA)

Bureau of Land Management CA BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Inyo

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 022N 007E 16,09 SW California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Boron-Borates Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Colemanite Ore
Ulexite Ore
Calcite Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 260
USGS model code 35b.3
Deposit model name Lacustrine borates

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Volcanic Ash
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone
    Rock unit name Furnace Creek Formation
    Rock description Furnace Creek Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.2328, 36.01805
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Furnace Creek Fault (Mine Is About 2 Miles West), Anticlines
Type of structure Local
Structure description Sw-Trending Fault

Ore body information

  • General form STRATIFIED SUBTABULAR
    Strike NE
    Dip 10-30SW

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault?

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years 1920-1980'S

Mining district

District name Death Valley Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner U.S. Borax And Chemical Co.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Total resources 64000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Boron-Borates B2O3 27 wt-pct Boron Major 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EVANS, J.R., TAYLOR, G.C., AND RAPP, J.S., 1976, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS IN DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL MONUMENT, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPECIAL REPORT 125, 61 P.

  • Deposit

    NOBLE, L.F., 1926, NOTE ON A COLEMANITE DEPOSIT NEAR SHOSHONE, CALIF., WITH A SKETCH OF THE GEOLOGY OF A PART OF AMARGOSA VALLEY: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 785, P. 63-73.

  • Deposit

    BARKER, C.E., AND BARKER, J.M., 1985, A RE-EVALUATION OF THE ORIGIN AND DIAGENESIS OF BORATE DEPOSITS, DEATH VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, IN BARKER, J.M., AND LEFOND, S.J. , EDS., BORATES: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND PRODUCTION: NEW YORK, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 101-136.

  • Deposit

    SMITH, G.I., 1985, BORATES DEPOSITS IN THE UNITED STATES - DISSIMILAR IN FORM, SIMILAR IN GEOLOGIC SETTING, IN BARKER, J.M., AND LEFOND, S.J., EDS., BORATES: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND PRODUCTION: NEW YORK, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 37-51.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    EVANS AND OTHERS, 1976.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-90 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-93 Langford, R.P. BHP Utah Industries
Updater 04-NOV-94 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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