Commodities
PrimaryStrontium
TertiaryGypsum-Anhydrite
Commodity typeN
Materials
Ore mineralsCelestite
GangueGypsum, Halite
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Sandstone,Conglomerate
StructureCenozoic Faulting, Folding
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10023663
MRDS IDI001069
Alternate namesOwlshead
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.64166, -116.66754
References
RAPP, J.S., AND VREDENBURGH, L.M., 1992, INDUSTRIAL MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF TERTIARY PLAYA DEPOSITS OF THE FORT IRWIN AREA, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: SSOCIETY FOR MINING, METALLURGY, AND EXPLORATION, INC. PREPRINT NUMBER 92-44, 9 P.PHALEN, W.C., 1914, CELESTITE DEPOSITS IN CALIFORNIA AND ARIZONA, IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, 1912: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 540, P. 521-533.