Mine detail: Owls Head Celestite Prospect

Previously called 'Owlshead'

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Location

Lat / long: 35.64166, -116.66754

Resource(N)

Primary: Strontium
Tertiary: Gypsum-Anhydrite
Ore: Celestite
Gangue: Gypsum, Halite

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: None
Development status: Occurrence

Geology

Host type:Clay, Mud,Sandstone,Conglomerate
Structure:Cenozoic Faulting, Folding

References

MRDSI001069
DEP10023663
Reference{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.}
ReporterOrris, Greta J.