California · Inyo County
Past Producer

Lila C

Inyo County, California, United States
Boron-Borates
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Description

Kinsey Brothers

Commodities
PrimaryBoron-Borates
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model260: Lacustrine borates
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsColemanite
GangueCalcite
Geology
Host rockMudstone · Furnace Creek Formation
Associated rockBasalt · Furnace Creek Formation;
StructureNnw-Trending Fault
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1907-1914
First production1907
Last production1914
Discovery year1884
Identification
Deposit ID10102206
MRDS IDI000383
Alternate namesLeila See
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.23776, -116.49587
References
EVANS, J.R., TAYLOR, G.C., AND RAPP, J.S., 1976, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS IN DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL MONUMENT, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPECIAL REPORT 125, 61 P.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., EDS., BORATES: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND PRODUCTION: NEW YORK, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 37-51.BARKER, C.E., AND BARKER, J.M., 1985, A RE-EVALUATION OF THE ORIGIN AND DIAGENESIS OF BORATE DEPOSITS, DEATH VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, IN BARKER, J.M., AND LEFOND, S.J., EDS., BORATES: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND PRODUCTION: NEW YORK, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 13-34.MAJMUNDAR, H.H., 1988 (1985), BORATE MINING HISTORY IN DEATH VALLEY, INYO AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES, IN GREGORY, J.L., AND BALDWIN, E.J., EDS., GEOLOGY OF THE DEATH VALLEY REGION: SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA, SOUTH COAST GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, P. 365-371.YALE, C.G., AND GALE, H.S., 1912, BORAX, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES - 1911: WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, P. 857-866.YALE, C.G., 1907, BORAX, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES - 1906: WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, P. 1059-1062.