Commodities
PrimaryGypsum-Anhydrite
TertiaryStrontium
Commodity typeN
Materials
Ore mineralsCelestite, Gypsum, Selenite
GangueClay, Halite
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone,Conglomerate
StructureLate Cenozoic Faults
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10023667
MRDS IDI001073
Alternate namesOwl Hole Spring Deposit
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.61666, -116.65087
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: SOCIETY 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.WITHINGTON, C.F., 1966, GYPSUM AND ANHYDRITE, IN U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, AND U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, P. 188-198.RAPP AND BREDENBURGH, 1992