The Steam Well is a mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 3,271 feet.
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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
Elevation: 3,271 Feet (997 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 35.36806, -117.53278
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Steam Well MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Steam Well
Commodity
Tertiary: Mercury
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Commodity): WELL 415 FT DEEP
Comment (Deposit): THIS WELL SAID TO HAVE BEEN DRILLED FOR QUICKSILVER IN ABOUT 1920.
Comment (Location): FROM SW COR OF SEC 25 - 2000 FT S AND 1800 FT E.
References
Reference (Deposit): DIBBLEE, T.W., 1967, A REAL GEOLOGY OF THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT, CALIFORNIA: USGS PROF PAPER 522
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