California · San Bernardino County
Producer

Searles Lake

San Bernardino County, California, United States
SodiumSodium CarbonatePhosphorus-PhosphatesSoda AshBoron-BoratesPotassiumSodium SulfateLithium
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Description

J.W. Searles

Commodities
PrimarySodium, Sodium Carbonate, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Soda Ash, Boron-Borates, Potassium, Sodium Sulfate
SecondaryLithium
Deposit
Deposit typeLACUSTRINE BRINE, LACUSTRINE SEDIMENTARY
Deposit sizeM
Ore controlCLOSED, SEMI-CLOSED BASIN, SEMI-ARID TO ARID CLIMATE
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1873
Discovery year1863
Identification
Deposit ID60000729
MRDS IDISM0513
Alternate namesTrona, Westend, Borax Lake
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates35.76668, -117.40089
References
SMITH, G.I., 1976, ORIGIN OF LITHIUM AND OTHER COMPONENTS IN THE SEARLES LAKE EVAPORITES, CALIFORNIA, IN VINE, J.E., ED., LITHIUM RESOURCES AND REQUIREMENTS BY THE YEAR 2000: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1005, P. 92-103.RYKEN, L.E., 1976, LITHIUM PRODUCTION FROM SEARLES VALLEY, IN VINE, J.E., ED., LITHIUM RESOURCES AND REQUIREMENTS BY THE YEAR 2000: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1005, P. 33-34.KISTLER, R.B., AND SMITH, W.C., 1975, BORON AND BORATES, IN LEFOND, S.J., ED., INDUSTRIAL MINERALS AND ROCKS (NONMETALLICS OTHER THAN FUELS): NEW YORK, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 473-496.ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES LTD., 1993, THE ECONOMICS OF BORON 1993, 7TH ED.: LONDON, ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES LTD., 156 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.LYDAY, P.A., 1992, HISTORY OF BORON PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 303, P. 19-37.