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Betty Lou Mine

Occurrence in Kern county in California, United States with commodity Tungsten
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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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10035263
MRDS ID M022550
Record type Site
Current site name Betty Lou Mine
Related records 10285239

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.53786, 35.7747 (WGS84)
Relative position 2 3/4 MILES NE OF GREENHORN SUMMIT ALONG DEEP CR.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kern(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tobias Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Isabella Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bakersfield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Kern(hydrologic unit)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic accounting unit)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Sequoia National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Kern

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 025S 032E 09 California

Comments on the location information

  • NE 1/4, UTM ACC.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Gangue
Diopside Gangue
Epidote Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.53786, 35.7747
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 15 W
    Dip VERTICAL

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: COARSE CRYSTALLINE MARBLE ADJACENT TO TACTITE EXHIBITS RELICT BEDDING STRIKING N 30 W, DIPPING 70 SW.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION NOT DETERMINED

Comments on the workings information

  • SHORT DRIFT ADIT OF UNDETERMINED LENGTH.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TROXEL, B. W., AND MORTON, P. K., 1962, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CAL. DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY, COUNTY REPORT 1, P. 312

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1979 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative California resources

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