Description
Dr. J.A. Veatch
Commodities
PrimaryBoron-Borates, Halite
SecondarySodium, Cobalt
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model260: Lacustrine borates
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formSTRATIFORM
Ore controlThermal Springs
Materials
Ore mineralsBorax, Brine, Gaylussite, Halite, Trona
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Evaporite
Associated rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1864
Last production1874
Discovery year1856
Identification
Deposit ID10055376
MRDS IDRL10050
Alternate namesClear Lake, Lake Hachinhama Little Borax Lake
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.96655, -122.66774
References
LYDAY, P.A., 1992, HISTORY OF BORON PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 303, P. 19-37.SMITH, W.C., 1966, BORAX AND OTHER BORON COMPOUNDS: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 191, PT. 1, P. 104-111.SMITH, G.I., 1985, BORATE DEPOSITS IN THE UNITED STATES: DISSIMILAR IN FORM, SIMILAR IN GEOLOGIC SETTING, IN BARKER, J.M., AND LEFOND, S.J., 1985, BORATES: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND PRODUCTION; PROCEEDINGS OF A SYMPOSIUM HELD ON OCTOBER 24, 1984, AT THE FALL MEETING OF SME-AIME IN DENVER, COLORADO: NEW YORK, SOCIETY OF MINING ENGINEERS OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 38-51.YALE, C.G., 1904, BORAX, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE US - 1903: WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, P. 1017-1028.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.YALE, 1904.