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Gerstley Ii Mine

Past Producer in Inyo county in California, United States with commodity Boron-Borates
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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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10188216
MAS/MILS ID 0060270809
Record type Site
Current site name Gerstley Ii Mine
Alternate or previous names Gerstley I, Ii Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -116.23586, 36.01609 (WGS84)
Elevation 732
Location accuracy 250(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Inyo(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Twelvemile Spring(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Inyo

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 022 N 007 E 09 SESW California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Boron-Borates Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -116.23586, 36.01609
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 785-D, 1925, P. 63075.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 47, 1951, P. 221.

  • Deposit

    NEV. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. REPORT 26, 1975, P. 23.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. SPECIAL REPORT 125, 1976, P. 29.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. SPECIAL PUBLICATION 58, 1981,

  • Deposit

    P. 40.

  • Deposit

    U. S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 6-85, 1985, P. 39.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. OPEN-FILE REPORT 86-10, 1986,

  • Deposit

    NO. 47, PLATE 3.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ALSO SECS. 8, 16, 17. DEPOSIT IS 85% CK, (COLEMANITE), 15% UX, (ULEXITE).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-JUN-1993 Lowe, Nathan T. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative California resources

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