| Deposit ID | 10212581 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W024739 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0060710393 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Barium Queen Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Barium Queen |
| Related records | 10077231 |
| Point of reference | Trench |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.97307, 34.93331 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 780 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Bernardino(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Nebo(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Newberry Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
San Bernardino(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Mojave(hydrologic unit)
Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)
California(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | San Bernardino |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 010 N | 001 W | 27 | NWNENW | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Primary |
| Trench (1) | -116.97307, 34.93331 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0060710393 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W024739 | MAS references MRDS |
CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 49, 1953, TABULATED LIST,
NO. 393, P. 133.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, VOL. III-
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: P. 67.
NO. 63
DURRELL, CORDELL, 1954, BARITE DEPOSITS NEAR BARSTOW,
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION
OF MINES SPECIAL REPORT 39, P. 4-5, PL. 2.
DIBBLEE, T. W., 1970, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DAGGETT
QUADRANGLE, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: U.S.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS
MAP I-592, SCALE 1:62,500.
TUCKER, W. B. AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1930, SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES 26TH REPORT OF THE
STATE MINERALOGIST, V. 26, NO. 3, P. 297.
BUCHANAN, L. J., 1987, PRECIOUS METAL DEPOSITS IN DETACHMENT
TERRANES, SOUTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN ARIZONA IN
JOHNSON, J. L., ED. BULK MINEABLE PRECIOUS METAL DEPOSITS
OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES - GUIDEBOOK FOR FIELD TRIPS:
GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NEVADA 1987 SYMPOSIUM, P. 8.
GAMBEL, J., AND DANEHY, E. A., 1959, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL
RESOURCES OF TOWNSHIP 10 NORTH, RANGE LAND 2 WEST -
SAN BERNARDINO MERIDIAN, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY,
CALIFORNIA: SAN FRANCISCO, SOUTHER PACIFIC LAND COMPANY,
(UNPUBLISHED MAP), NO. X-0102-10, SCALE 1:24,000. IN
PART AFTER BOWEN (1954), AND MCCULLOH (1956).
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-AUG-1993 | Rumsey, Clayton M. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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