Bentonite Mine

Past Producer in San Bernardino county in California, United States with commodity Bentonite
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Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10262541
MRDS ID I001176
MAS/MILS ID 0060713803
Record type Site
Current site name Bentonite Mine
Related records 10023748

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -116.73227, 34.92921 (WGS84)
Elevation 585
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Bernardino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Harvard Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Newberry Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Bernardino(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mojave(hydrologic unit)

Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Bernardino

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 010 N 002 E 25 NWNWSW California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Bentonite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -116.73227, 34.92921

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 26-JUL-1993 Mayerle, Ronald T. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative California resources

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