Commodities
PrimaryBoron-Borates, Halite, Gypsum-Anhydrite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formEFFLORESCENT CRUST
Materials
Ore mineralsUlexite
GangueGypsum, Halite
Geology
Host rockEvaporite
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production yearsABOUT 3 CAR LOADS HAND PICKED AND SHIPPED BY C.A. KOEHN 1898-1929.
First production1873
Last production1929
Discovery year1873
Identification
Deposit ID10055380
MRDS IDRL10054
Alternate namesCotton Ball, Desert Springs, Kane Springs
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.31666, -117.88423
References
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.TROXEL, B.W., AND MORTON, P.K., 1962, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPORT 1.CIMRI