| Deposit ID | 10102206 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | I000383 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lila C |
| Alternate or previous names | Leila See |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.49587, 36.23776 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | ABOUT 7 MI SW OF DEATH VALLEY JUNCTION. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Inyo(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
West of Eagle Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Death Valley Junction(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Death Valley(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Amargosa(hydrologic unit)
Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)
California(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CA)
Bureau of Land Management CA BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | Inyo |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 24N | 004E | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Boron-Borates | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Colemanite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Result | ORIGINAL REPORTS CLAIM ORE GRADE OF ABOUT 40% B2O3. |
|---|
| Model code | 260 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 35b.3 |
| Deposit model name | Lacustrine borates |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt | ||||
| Rock unit name | Furnace Creek Formation; | ||||
| Rock description | Furnace Creek Formation; | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone |
| Rock unit name | Furnace Creek Formation |
| Rock description | Furnace Creek Formation |
| (1) | -116.49587, 36.23776 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Nnw-Trending Fault |
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | 38-45E |
| Thickness | 6M |
| Length | 548.64M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1884 |
| Discoverer | Kinsey Brothers |
| Year of first production | 1907 |
| Year of last production | 1914 |
| Production years | 1907-1914 |
| District name | Amargosa Valley Borate Area - Ash Meadows Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. Borax And Chemical Co. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | I000383 |
EVANS, J.R., TAYLOR, G.C., AND RAPP, J.S., 1976, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS IN DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL MONUMENT, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPECIAL REPORT 125, 61 P.
SMITH, G.I., 1985, BORATE DEPOSITS IN THE UNITED STATES - DISSIMILAR IN FORM, SIMILAR IN GEOLOGIC SETTING, IN BARKER, J.M., AND LEFOND, S.J., EDS., BORATES: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND PRODUCTION: NEW YORK, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 37-51.
BARKER, C.E., AND BARKER, J.M., 1985, A RE-EVALUATION OF THE ORIGIN AND DIAGENESIS OF BORATE DEPOSITS, DEATH VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, IN BARKER, J.M., AND LEFOND, S.J., EDS., BORATES: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND PRODUCTION: NEW YORK, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 13-34.
MAJMUNDAR, H.H., 1988 (1985), BORATE MINING HISTORY IN DEATH VALLEY, INYO AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES, IN GREGORY, J.L., AND BALDWIN, E.J., EDS., GEOLOGY OF THE DEATH VALLEY REGION: SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA, SOUTH COAST GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, P. 365-371.
YALE, C.G., AND GALE, H.S., 1912, BORAX, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES - 1911: WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, P. 857-866.
YALE, C.G., 1907, BORAX, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES - 1906: WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, P. 1059-1062.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE DEPOSIT IS BOUNDED ON THE W BY NNW-TRENDING AND STEEPLY-DIPPING FAULT. A STRING OF BORATE OUTCROPS EXTENDS MORE THAN 0.25 MILE SOUTH OF THE MINE AREA. THREE TO ELEVEN COLEMANITE BEDS, 6-18 FT THICK. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1990 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1993 | Langford, R.P. | BHP Utah Industries | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1993 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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