| Deposit ID | 60001095 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | RL10051 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Saline Valley |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.83422, 36.71666 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | THERE ARE 3 SALT LAKES IN SALINE VALLEY; TWO LARGEST PLAYAS HAVE A DIAMETER OF ABOUT 5 KM. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Inyo(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Craig Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Saline Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Death Valley(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Eureka-Saline Valleys(hydrologic unit)
Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)
California(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Death Valley National Park(National Park)
National Park NPS(Type of land area)
NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | Inyo |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Boron-Borates | Primary |
| (1) | -117.83422, 36.71666 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Year of first production | 1888 |
| Year of last production | 1892 |
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., 1985, BORATES: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND PRODUCTION; PROCEEDINGS OF A SYMPOSIUM HELD ON OCTOBER 24, 1984, AT THE FALL MEETING OF SME-AIME IN DENVER, COLORADO: NEW YORK, SOCIETY OF MINING ENGINEERS OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 38-51.
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