Commodities
PrimaryBoron-Borates
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model260: Lacustrine borates
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsColemanite, Ulexite
GangueCalcite
Geology
Host rockShale,Limestone · Furnace Creek Formation
StructureFault.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1915
Identification
Deposit ID10023432
MRDS IDI000392
Alternate namesNew Widow
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.29581, -116.66366
References
EVANS, J.R., TAYLOR, G.C., AND RAPP, J.S., 1976, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS IN DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL MONUMENT, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPECIAL REPORT 125, 61 PEVANS AND OTHERS, 1976