Mine detail: Tick Canyon

Previously called 'Lang MineSterling Mine'

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Location: Los Angeles County, California, United States, North America
Lat / long: 34.49862, -118.36562
dep_id: 10023757
mrds_id: I001190
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Boron-Borates
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Colemanite, Ulexite
orebody_fm: STRATIFORM, LENTICULAR
Reporter: Orris, Greta J.
hrock_unit: Vasquez Series
hrock_type: Shale,Limestone
arock_unit: Vasquez Series
arock_type: Arkose,Andesite,Basalt
Structure: Tick Canyon Fault (Left Lateral) Offsets Borate Beds By Approx. 1000 Ft To The Northeast.
tectonic: Basin And Range
Year first produced: 1908
yr_lst_prd: 1922
disc_yr: 1907
prod_yrs: 1908-1922
References:
  • 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.
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