| Deposit ID | 60001096 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | RL10057 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Frazier Mountain |
| Alternate or previous names | Frazier Mine, Russell Borate Mine, Old Columbus Mine, Ventura County Borate Area |
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.06763, 34.78329 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | DEPOSITS OCCUR ON THE SOUTH FLANK OF MT. PINOS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Ventura(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cuddy Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Cuyama(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
Los Padres National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | Ventura |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Boron-Borates | Primary |
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | Tertiary |
| (1) | -119.06763, 34.78329 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | EXTENSIVELY FAULTED AND FOLDED SECTION, BORATE-BEARING BEDS DIP STEEPLY TO THE SOUTH. |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Discovery year | 1898 |
| Discoverer | Mclaren |
| Year of first production | 1899 |
| Year of last production | 1913 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | NATIONAL BORAX CO. |
GALE, H.S., 1914, BORATE DEPOSITS IN VENTURA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, 1912: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 540, P. 434-456.
SMITH, G.I., 1985, BORATE DEPOSITS IN 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.
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
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