Mine detail: Gerstley I

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Location: Inyo County, California, United States, North America
Lat / long: 36.01805, -116.2328
dep_id: 10023422
mrds_id: I000380
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Boron-Borates
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Producer
ore: Colemanite, Ulexite
gangue: Calcite
orebody_fm: STRATIFIED SUBTABULAR
model: 260: Lacustrine borates
conc_proc: Evaporation, Hydrothermal Leaching Of Country Rocks
ore_ctrl: Fault?
Reporter: Orris, Greta J., Langford, R.P.
hrock_unit: Furnace Creek Formation
hrock_type: Mudstone,Shale,Conglomerate
arock_type: Tuff,Volcanic Ash,Basalt
Structure: Furnace Creek Fault (Mine Is About 2 Miles West), Anticlines, Sw-Trending Fault
tectonic: Basin And Range
prod_yrs: 1920-198*
References:
  • Deposit:: EVANS, J.R., TAYLOR, G.C., AND RAPP, J.S., 1976, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS IN DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL MONUMENT, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPECIAL REPORT 125, 61 P.
  • Deposit:: NOBLE, L.F., 1926, NOTE ON A COLEMANITE DEPOSIT NEAR SHOSHONE, CALIF., WITH A SKETCH OF THE GEOLOGY OF A PART OF AMARGOSA VALLEY: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 785, P. 63-73.
  • Deposit:: BARKER, C.E., AND BARKER, J.M., 1985, A RE-EVALUATION OF THE ORIGIN AND DIAGENESIS OF BORATE DEPOSITS, DEATH VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, 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. 101-136.
  • 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
  • Production:: EVANS AND OTHERS, 1976.
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