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North Fork Borate Deposits

Past Producer in Ventura 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062893
MRDS ID TC36489
Record type Site
Current site name North Fork Borate Deposits

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.15093, 34.75832 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position Est Location, +/- 0.25 - 0.5 Miles

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ventura(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sawmill Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Cuyama(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Los Angeles(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Santa Clara(hydrologic unit)

Ventura-San Gabriel Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Los Padres 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 Ventura

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 008N 021W 19,30 California

Comments on the location information

  • IN CANYON OF NORTH FORK LOCKWOOD CREEK.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Boron-Borates Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.15093, 34.75832
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Ventura County Borate District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Los Padres National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS HAD COLLAPSED BY 1912.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GALE, H.S., 1912, BORATE DEPOSITS IN VENTURA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: USGS BULL 540, P. 434-456.

  • Deposit

    USBLM, 1959, MINERAL RECORD CARD.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    USBLM, 1959.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-93 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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