Description
Claimed By Edward Shaw In 1941
Commodities
PrimaryTalc-Soapstone
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENSES
Ore controlBrecciation Of Limestone; Igneous Contacts; Faults
Materials
Ore mineralsTalc
GangueCalcite, Chlorite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockHornfels,Marble,Limestone · Poleta
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite,Diorite
StructureFaults
AlterationStrong Hydrothermal Alteration
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1941
Discovery year1941
Identification
Deposit ID10104109
MRDS IDM242001
Alternate namesShaw Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.48106, -117.74953
References
USBM, 1943, UNPUBLISHED PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION REPORT ON THE BLUE STAR MINE; NBMG FILE 102, ITEM 9.PAPKE, K.G., 1975, NBMG BULL. 84, P. 15.USBM, 1943; PAPKE, K.G., 1975, P. 15.