California · Los Angeles County
Past Producer

Tick Canyon

Los Angeles County, California, United States
Boron-Borates
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Commodities
PrimaryBoron-Borates
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formSTRATIFORM, LENTICULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsColemanite, Ulexite
Geology
Host rockShale,Limestone · Vasquez Series
Associated rockArkose,Andesite,Basalt · Vasquez Series
StructureTick Canyon Fault (Left Lateral) Offsets Borate Beds By Approx. 1000 Ft To The Northeast.
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1908-1922
First production1908
Last production1922
Discovery year1907
Identification
Deposit ID10023757
MRDS IDI001190
Alternate namesLang Mine, Sterling Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.49862, -118.36562
References
OAKESHOTT, G.B., 1958, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SAN FERNANDO QUADRANGLE, LOS ANGESES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 172, 147 PCIMRIOAKESSHOTT, 1958.