The Coyote Mountains is a silica mine located in Imperial 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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Coyote Mountains MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Coyote Mountains
Secondary: Columbia Cement Co.
Secondary: Southern California Marble and Development Co.
Commodity
Primary: Silica
Location
State: California
County: Imperial
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Salton Trough
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: High-grade silica deposits
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): GLASS, TRANSISTORS, METAL ALLOYS, CHEMICALS
Comment (Geology): QUARTZ SANDSTONE, UNCOMFORMABLY OVERLAIN BY PLIOCENE IMPERIAL FORMATION. CROPS OUT IN AREA 100-200 FT IN DIAMETER. UNIT IS A WHITE, MEDIUM-GRAINED POORLY CEMENTED, FRIABLE SANDSTONE COMPOSED OF SUBROUNDED AND WELL-SORTED QUARTZ (80-90%) FELDSPAR (10-20%) AND MINOR MUSCOVITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): MORTON, P.K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF IMPERIAL COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CAL. DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY, COUNTY REPORT NO. 7, P. 77.
Reference (Deposit): SAMPSON, R.J., AND TUCKER, W.B., 1942, MINERAL RESOURCES OF IMPERIAL COUNTY: CAL. DIV. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 38, NO. 2, P. ?.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
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