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Bright Star

Occurrence in Kern county in California, United States with commodity Tungsten
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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. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10035235
MRDS ID M022512
Record type Site
Current site name Bright Star
Related records 10260935

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.34536, 35.6197 (WGS84)
Relative position 4 MILES SW OF WELDON, ON SMALL KNOLL ON WEST SIDE OF LONG CYN. NORTH FLANK OF PIUTE MTS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kern(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Woolstalf Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Isabella Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bakersfield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Kern(hydrologic unit)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic accounting unit)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Kern

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 027S 034E 04 California

Comments on the location information

  • NW 1/4, UTM EST.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SOME COPPER STAINS AND IRON STAINS ON VEIN.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.34536, 35.6197
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 35 W
    Dip VERTICAL
    Width 1.52M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: VEIN OCCURS IN DARK SILICIFIED QUARTZ-SERICITE SCHIST AND FINE-GRAINED DIORITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 15.24M

Comments on the workings information

  • VERTICAL SHAFT 50 FT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TROXEL, B. W., AND MORTON, P. K., 1962, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CAL. DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY, COUNTY REPORT 1, P. 313

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MAY BE A GOLD PROSPECT-PRODUCTION UNDETERMINED.
Deposit SHEARED VEIN 2-5 FT. WIDE, EXPOSED FOR ABOUT 300 FT. ALONG SURFACE, LOCALLY IS ALONG PODS OF DIOPSIDE-RICH ROCK.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

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