Mine detail: Columbus Mine

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Location: Ventura County, California, United States, North America
Lat / long: 34.78443, -119.06287
dep_id: 10102219
mrds_id: I003008
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
Reporter: Orris, Greta J.
hrock_type: Shale,Limestone
arock_type: Basalt
Structure: Extensive Folding And Faulting
Year first produced: 1902
disc_yr: 1899
prod_yrs: 1902-1907, 1912-1913
discr: B.F. Stevens
References:
  • Deposit:: GALE, H.S., 1912, BORATE DEPOSITS IN VENTURA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: USGS BULL 540, P. 434-456.
  • Deposit:: USBLM, 1959, MINERAL RECORD CARD.
  • Deposit:: VER PLANCK, W.E., 1956, HISTORY OF BORAX PRODUCTION IN THE UNITED STATES: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 52, NO. 3, P. 273-191.
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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