Mine detail: Frazier Mine

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Location: Ventura County, California, United States, North America
Lat / long: 34.77582, -119.08343
dep_id: 10023817
mrds_id: I003010
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Boron-Borates
Trace mineral: Gypsum-Anhydrite
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Colemanite
gangue: Gypsum, Travertine
conc_proc: Evaporation, Hydrothermal Leaching Of Country Rocks
Reporter: Orris, Greta J.
hrock_type: Shale,Limestone,Evaporite
arock_type: Sandstone,Basalt
Structure: Extensive Folding And Faulting
Year first produced: 1899
yr_lst_prd: 1907
disc_yr: 1898
prod_yrs: 1899-1907
discr: Mclaren
References:
  • Deposit:: GALE, H.S., 1912, BORATE DEPOSITS IN VENTURA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: USGS BULL 540, P. 434-456.
  • Deposit:: SMITH, G.I., 1985, BORATES DEPOSITS IN THE UNITED STATES - DISSIMILAR IN FORM, SIMILAR IN GEOLOGIC SETTING, IN BARKER, J.M., AND LEFOND, S.J., EDS., BORATES: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND PRODUCTION: NEW YORK, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 37-51.
  • Deposit:: USBLM MINERAL RECORD CARD.
  • Deposit:: YALE, C.G., 1904, BORAX, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE US - 1903: WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, P. 1017-1028.
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
  • Production:: GALE, 1912.
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