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Western San Gabriel Mtns.

Producer in Los Angeles county in California, United States with commodities Titanium, Metal, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068850
MRDS ID W002117
Record type Site
Current site name Western San Gabriel Mtns.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.21757, 34.40001 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Los Angeles(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Acton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Los Angeles(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Los Angeles(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Santa Clara(hydrologic unit)

Ventura-San Gabriel Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Angeles National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Los Angeles

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium, Metal Critical Primary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Apatite Ore
Ilmenite Ore
Magnetite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Anorthosite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.21757, 34.40001
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BENSON 1962 BU. MI. R. I. 5962

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TENS OF MILLIONS OF TONS WITH TIO2 5 TO 10 PERCENT. 70 PERCENT OF ILMENITE RECOVERED IN 47 PERCENT TIO2 ILMENITE CONCENTRATE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1990 Force, Eric R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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