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Mine detail: Tick Canyon
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Los Angeles
Previously called 'Lang MineSterling Mine'
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Location
Lat / long:
34.49862, -118.36562
Resource(N)
Primary:
Boron-Borates
Ore:
Colemanite, Ulexite
Orebody form:
STRATIFORM, LENTICULAR
Discovery year:
1907
Production
Operation type:
Unknown
Production size:
Small
Development status:
Past Producer
Production years:
1908-1922
First production started:
1908
Last production ended:
1922
Geology
Host rock:
Vasquez Series
Host type:
Shale,Limestone
Associated rock:
Vasquez Series
Associated type:
Arkose,Andesite,Basalt
Structure:
Tick Canyon Fault (Left Lateral) Offsets Borate Beds By Approx. 1000 Ft To The Northeast.
Tectonic:
Basin And Range
References
MRDS
I001190
DEP
10023757
Reference
{Deposit:: OAKESHOTT, G.B., 1958, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SAN FERNANDO QUADRANGLE, LOS ANGESES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 172, 147 P}{Other Database:: CIMRI}{Production:: OAKESSHOTT, 1958.}
Reporter
Orris, Greta J.