The Middlesworth Clay Deposit is a clay mine located in Riverside county, California at an elevation of 1,601 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: 1,601 Feet (488 Meters)
Commodity: Clay
Lat, Long: 33.82556, -117.59194
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Middlesworth Clay Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Middlesworth Clay Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Clay
Secondary: Aluminum
Location
State: California
County: Riverside
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Sedimentary
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Los Angeles Ranges
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Bauxite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): BED OF POTTERY CLAY, OVERBURDEN OF 20-30 FT CONTAINS 2-6 FT LAYER OF IMPURE BAUXITE, ALSO A LAYER OF BLUE FIRE CLAY TO THE NW, 20 FT THICK.
Comment (Workings): TWO TUNNELS, 150 FT LONG.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF JOUR OF MINES & GEOL V 41 # 3 P 161. ALSO IN NW SEC 14; SW
Reference (Deposit): SEC 11; 4S-7W
Reference (Deposit): SAMPSON, R.J., AND TUCKER, W.B., 1945, MINERAL RESOURCES OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY; CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 41, NO. 3, P. 161.
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