Mine detail: Hector

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Location:	San Bernardino County, California, United States, North America
Lat / long:	34.76668, -116.45086
dep_id:	10023235
mrds_id:	I000011
Commodity type:	metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral:	Clay
Trace mineral:	Zeolites, Boron-Borates, Lithium, Gypsum-Anhydrite
Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Production occurred
Development status:	Producer
ore:	Colemanite, Hectorite
gangue:	Anhydrite, Calcite, Clay, Gypsum
orebody_fm:	STRATIFORM
alteration:	Telethermal Alteration, Hydrothermal
conc_proc:	Evaporation, Thermal Springs, Hydrothermal Leaching Of Volcanics
Reporter:	Orris, Greta J., Langford, R.P.
hrock_unit:	Barstow Formation
hrock_type:	Mudstone,Claystone,Chert,Tuff
arock_type:	Tuff,Basalt
Structure:	Faulting, Pisgah Fault-- Northwest-Trending Strike Slip Fault
tectonic:	Basin And Range
References:	Deposit:: SWEET, W.E., JR., 1980, THE GEOLOGY AND GENESIS OF HECTORITE, HECTOR, CALIFORNIA, IN FIFE, D.L., AND BROWN, A.R., EDS., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL WEALTH OF THE CALIFORNIA DESERT: SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA, SOUTH COAST GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, P. 279-283. Deposit:: MARDSEN, B.M., 1970, CORE LOGS OF THREE TEST HOLES IN CENOZOIC LAKE DEPOSITS NEAR HECTOR, CALIFORNIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1296, 43 P. Deposit:: SMITH, G.I., 1985, BORATES 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. Other Database:: CIMRI