Mine detail: Boston Valley Salt Prospect

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 35.61666, -116.45087

Resource(N)

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

Production

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

Geology

Host type:Shale,Sandstone,Conglomerate,Evaporite
Structure:Late Cenozoic Faulting; Death Valley Fault Zone

References

MRDSI001074
DEP10023668
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: SOCIETY 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.}{Reserve-Resource:: RAPP AND VREDENBURGH, 1992.}
ReporterOrris, Greta J.