Lakeview Quartzite Deposit

The Lakeview Quartzite Deposit is a silica mine located in Inyo 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

Name: Lakeview Quartzite Deposit

State:  California

County:  Inyo

Elevation:

Commodity: Silica

Lat, Long: 36.575, -117.95972

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Lakeview Quartzite Deposit MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lakeview Quartzite Deposit


Commodity

Primary: Silica


Location

State: California
County: Inyo


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Gladding, Mcbean And Co.
Years: 1961 -

Owner Name: Brownstone Mining Co.
Years: 1961 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1955
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Middle Ordovician


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: TYPICAL ANALYSES: 99.23-99.66% SIO2, 0.14-0.45% AL2O3, 0-0.14% FE2O3, 0 TIO2, 0-0.11% P2O5, 0-0.02% CAO, 0 MGO, 0.02-0.01% NA2O, 0.02-0.007% K2O, 0.19-0.04% H2O.


Materials

Ore: Quartzite
Ore: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Mica


Comments

Comment (Deposit): THE QUARTZITE IS LIGHT GRAY AND VITREOUS WITH SAPRSE LIMONITE FLECKS.


References

Reference (Deposit): VER PLANCK, W.E., 1961, QUARTZITE IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 187, 58 P

Reference (Reserve-Resource): VER PLANCK, 1961.


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