Mine detail: Hector

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 34.76668, -116.45086

Resource(B)

Primary: Clay
Tertiary: Zeolites, Boron-Borates, Lithium, Gypsum-Anhydrite
Ore: Colemanite, Hectorite
Gangue: Anhydrite, Calcite, Clay, Gypsum
Orebody form: STRATIFORM

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Yes
Development status: Producer

Geology

Host rock:Barstow Formation
Host type:Mudstone,Claystone,Chert,Tuff
Associated type:Tuff,Basalt
Structure:Faulting, Pisgah Fault-- Northwest-Trending Strike Slip Fault
Tectonic:Basin And Range
Alteration processes:Telethermal Alteration, Hydrothermal

References

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DEP10023235
Reference{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}
ReporterOrris, Greta J., Langford, R.P.