Commodities
PrimaryBoron-Borates
TertiaryGypsum-Anhydrite
Commodity typeN
Materials
Ore mineralsColemanite
GangueGypsum, Selenite
Geology
Host rockShale,Limestone
Associated rockBasalt
StructureExtensive Folding And Faulting
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1899 TO AT LEAST 1912
Discovery year1898
Identification
Deposit ID10023816
MRDS IDI003009
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.78193, -119.07121
References
GALE, H.S., 1912, BORATE DEPOSITS IN VENTURA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: USGS BULL 540, P. 434-456.U.S. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, 1959, MINERAL RECORD CARD.VER PLANCK, W.E., 1956, HISTORY OF BORAX PRODUCTION IN THE UNITED STATES: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 52, NO. 3, P. 273-191.CIMRIUSBLM, 1959.