Commodities
PrimaryBoron-Borates
TertiaryGypsum-Anhydrite
Commodity typeN
Materials
Ore mineralsColemanite
GangueGypsum
Geology
Host rockShale,Limestone
Associated rockBasalt
StructureExtensive Folding And Faulting
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1902-1907, 1912-1913
First production1902
Discovery year1899
Identification
Deposit ID10102219
MRDS IDI003008
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates34.78443, -119.06287
References
GALE, H.S., 1912, BORATE DEPOSITS IN VENTURA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: USGS BULL 540, P. 434-456.USBLM, 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.CIMRI