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Alvord Desert Borates

Occurrence in Harney county in Oregon, United States with commodities Boron-Borates, Salt
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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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10152495
MRDS ID OR05927
MAS/MILS ID 0410250001
Record type Site
Current site name Alvord Desert Borates
Related records 10053075

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -118.45771, 42.53017 (WGS84)
Elevation 1200
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Harney(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Miranda Flat SW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Steens Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Adel(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alvord Lake(hydrologic unit)

Oregon Closed Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Oregon Closed Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management OR)

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

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Harney

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 035 S 034 E 01 Oregon

Comments on the location information

  • ALVORD DESERT IS ALSO ON ALVORD HOT SPRINGS, ANDREWS, AND TULE SPRINGS 7.5 TOPO MAPS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Boron-Borates Primary
Salt Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Playa deposits
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 BRINES
    Shape of Orebody #1 MANTLELIKE
    Type of Orebody #2 SEDIMENTARY
    Primary mode of Origin EVAPORATION
    Secondary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Date of Last Modification 950705

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LIBBEY, F.W., 1960, BORON IN ALVORD VALLEY: THE ORE BIN

  • Deposit

    V. 22, NO. 10, P. 97-105.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-JUL-95 Causey, J. Douglas U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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