Mine detail: Frazier Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 34.77582, -119.08343

Resource(N)

Primary: Boron-Borates
Tertiary: Gypsum-Anhydrite
Ore: Colemanite
Gangue: Gypsum, Travertine
Discovery year: 1898

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
Production years: 1899-1907
First production started: 1899
Last production ended: 1907

Geology

Host type:Shale,Limestone,Evaporite
Associated type:Sandstone,Basalt
Structure:Extensive Folding And Faulting

References

MRDSI003010
DEP10023817
Reference{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.}
ReporterOrris, Greta J.