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Blue Diamond Corp.

Occurrence in Imperial county in California, United States with commodities Gypsum-Anhydrite, Strontium, Halite, Iron
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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. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062698
MRDS ID TC36243
Record type Site
Current site name Blue Diamond Corp.
Alternate or previous names Houck Tract 71

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.07861, 33.01395 (WGS84)
Relative position 9 1/2 MILES S 20 DEGREES E OF OCOTILLO WELLS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Imperial(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Borrego Mountain SE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Borrego Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Santa Ana(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Salton Sea(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern Mojave-Salton Sea(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Imperial

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 13S 9E 29 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary
Strontium Secondary
Halite Tertiary
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gypsum Ore
Anhydrite Gangue
Halite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
    Rock unit name Split Mountain Formation
    Rock description Split Mountain Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.07861, 33.01395
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET
    Strike N10-20W
    Dip 25-35 SW
    Thickness 60.96M
    Length 4023.25M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name Fish Creek Mountains

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area
Area name Cdca 372

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MORTON, PAUL K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF IMPERIAL COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, COUNTY REPORT NO. 7

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit STRUCTURALLY GYPSUM BEDS FORM THE NORTHEAST LIMB OF A NORTHWEST TRENDING SYNCLINE, THE AXIS OF WHICH LIES IN THE BROAD VALLEY TO THE WEST; BASAL 5 -10 FT CONSIST OF INTERBEDDED SHALE, GYPSUM AND SANDSTONE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1992 Gray, Floyd U.S. Geological Survey

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