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Southern Star

Occurrence in Imperial county in California, United States with commodity Zinc
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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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10034273
MRDS ID M021018
Record type Site
Current site name Southern Star
Related records 10114982

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.10277, 32.63424 (WGS84)
Elevation 53
Relative position 4 MILES SW OF COYOTE WELLS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Imperial(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

In-Ko-Pah Gorge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

El Cajon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Diego(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 017S;017S 008E;009E 36;30 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • HIGH - GRADE ORE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sphalerite Ore

Analytical data

Result 20 - 60 % ZN

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.10277, 32.63424
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.15M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: LIMESTONE OVERLAIN BY ABOUT 200 FT. OF GRAVEL WASH

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT AND OPEN CUTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 ; LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIF.; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NOS. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 449 .

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W. B., 1926 ; LOS ANGELES FIELD DIVISION; 22ND REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 267 .

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit STRINGER
Deposit OWNER REPORTS SMALL TONNAGE OF HIGH GRADE ZINC ORE ON DUMP. NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE.

Reporter information

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

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