| Deposit ID | 10023667 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | I001073 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Owl Hole Gypsum Prospect Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Owl Hole Spring Deposit |
| Related records | 10141081 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.65087, 35.61666 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Bernardino(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Leach Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Owlshead Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Trona(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Death Valley-Lower Amargosa(hydrologic unit)
Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)
California(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
ARMY(Federal land areas administered by ARMY)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | San Bernardino |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | Primary |
| Strontium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Celestite | Ore |
| Gypsum | Ore |
| Selenite | Ore |
| Clay | Gangue |
| Halite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate |
| (1) | -116.65087, 35.61666 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Late Cenozoic Faults |
| Strike | E-W |
|---|---|
| Dip | N |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | I001073 |
RAPP, J.S., AND VREDENBURGH, L.M., 1992, INDUSTRIAL MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF TERTIARY PLAYA DEPOSITS OF THE FORT IRWIN AREA, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: SOCIETY FOR MINING, METALLURGY, AND EXPLORATION, INC. PREPRINT NUMBER 92-44, 9 P.
PHALEN, W.C., 1914, CELESTITE DEPOSITS IN CALIFORNIA AND ARIZONA, IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, 1912: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 540, P. 521-533.
WITHINGTON, C.F., 1966, GYPSUM AND ANHYDRITE, IN U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, AND U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, P. 188-198.
RAPP AND BREDENBURGH, 1992
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | A METER THICK GYPSUM BE OCCURS WITH BROWN SALT CLAY AND OTHER LACUSTRINE SEDIMENTS IN A ROAD CUT 500 M S OF OWL HOLE SPRING. THE BEDS STRIKE ENE AND DIP NROTHWARD UNDER FANGLOMERATE. NODULES OF CELESTITE OCCUR IN GYPSUM BEDS JUST EAST OF THE OUTCROP. 150 M NORTH OF THE OUTCROP, THE GYPSUM-SALINE BEDS REAPPEAR, BUT STRIKE NW AND DIP SOUTH. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1992 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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