The Stardust is a tungsten mine located in Kern county, California.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
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Stardust MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Stardust
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: California
County: Kern
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR TO LENTICULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: PROBABLY LESS THAN 1% WO3
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Garnet
Comments
Comment (Location): NW CORNER UTM EST.
Comment (Workings): ADIT DRIVEN S 30 E FOR APPROX. 100 FT., AND TWO OPEN CUTS 15 FT. EACH, ONE OPEN CUT IS 10 FT. DEEP, THE OTHER 15 FT.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ROOF PENDANT COMPOSED OF DARK MICA SCHIST, LAYERED HORNFELS AND TACTITE IS 200 FT. LONG AND 100 FT. WIDE. IT IS BORDERED BY A "SHELL" OF HORNBLENDE GABBRO, THEN ENCLOSED BY QTZ. MONZONITE.
Comment (Production): NO ORE PRODUCED BY 1958
References
Reference (Deposit): TROXEL, B. W., AND MORTON, P. K., 1962, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CAL. DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY, COUNTY REPORT 1, P. 307 - 308, 322.
Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.
Reference (Production): TROXEL AND MORTON, 1962
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