Commodities
PrimaryClay
TertiaryZeolites, Boron-Borates, Lithium, Gypsum-Anhydrite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formSTRATIFORM
Materials
Ore mineralsColemanite, Hectorite
GangueAnhydrite, Calcite, Clay, Gypsum
Geology
Host rockMudstone,Claystone,Chert,Tuff · Barstow Formation
Associated rockTuff,Basalt
StructureFaulting, Pisgah Fault-- Northwest-Trending Strike Slip Fault
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
AlterationTelethermal Alteration, Hydrothermal
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10023235
MRDS IDI000011
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.76668, -116.45086
References
SWEET, W.E., JR., 1980, THE GEOLOGY AND GENESIS OF HECTORITE, HECTOR, CALIFORNIA, IN FIFE, D.L., AND BROWN, A.R., EDS., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL WEALTH OF THE CALIFORNIA DESERT: SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA, SOUTH COAST GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, P. 279-283.MARDSEN, B.M., 1970, CORE LOGS OF THREE TEST HOLES IN CENOZOIC LAKE DEPOSITS NEAR HECTOR, CALIFORNIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1296, 43 P.SMITH, G.I., 1985, BORATES DEPOSITS IN THE UNITED STATES - DISSIMILAR IN FORM, SIMILAR IN GEOLOGIC SETTING, IN BARKER, J.M., AND LEFOND, S.J., EDS., BORATES: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND PRODUCTION: NEW YORK, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 37-51.CIMRI