Mine detail: Owls Head Celestite Prospect

Previously called 'Owlshead'

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Location: San Bernardino County, California, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.64166, -116.66754
dep_id: 10023663
mrds_id: I001069
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Strontium
Trace mineral: Gypsum-Anhydrite
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Celestite
gangue: Gypsum, Halite
Reporter: Orris, Greta J.
hrock_type: Clay, Mud,Sandstone,Conglomerate
Structure: Cenozoic Faulting, Folding
References:
  • Deposit:: RAPP, J.S., AND VREDENBURGH, L.M., 1992, INDUSTRIAL MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF TERTIARY PLAYA DEPOSITS OF THE FORT IRWIN AREA, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: SSOCIETY FOR MINING, METALLURGY, AND EXPLORATION, INC. PREPRINT NUMBER 92-44, 9 P.
  • Deposit:: PHALEN, W.C., 1914, CELESTITE DEPOSITS IN CALIFORNIA AND ARIZONA, IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, 1912: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 540, P. 521-533.
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