The Unnamed Dolomite Occurrence is a magnesite mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 4,790 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: 4,790 Feet (1,460 Meters)
Commodity: Magnesite
Lat, Long: 34.9875, -115.54170
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Unnamed Dolomite Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Dolomite Occurrence
Secondary: Dolomite Outcrop
Commodity
Primary: Magnesite
Tertiary: Stone, Crushed/Broken
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Type: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): GRAY, C. H., JR. AND BOWEN, O. E., 1980, THE LIMESTONE AND DOLOMITE RESOURCES OF THE MOJAVE DESERT PROVINCE, CALIFORNIA, IN FIFE, D. L. AND BROWN, A. R., EDS., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL WEALTH OF THE CALIFORNIA DESERT (DIBBLEE VOLUME): SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA SOUTH COAST GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, P. 150-161.
Reference (Deposit): HAZZARD, J. C., 1954, ROCKS AND STRUCTURE OF THE NORTHERN PROVIDENCE MOUNTAINS, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, IN JAHNS, R. H., ED., GEOLOGY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 170, CHAPTER 4, P. 27-35, MAP SHEETS.
Reference (Deposit): BOWEN, O. E., GRAY, C. H., JR., AND EVANS, J. R., 1973, THE MINERAL ECONOMICS OF THE CARBONATE ROCKS, IN BOWEN, O.E., ED., LIMESTONE AND DOLOMITE RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 194, 60 P.
Reference (Deposit): MOYLE, P. R., AND OTHERS, 1986, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE PROVIDENCE MOUNTAINS STUDY ARA, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 47-86, APPENDIX B, NO. 137B, P. 296.
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