The San Gabriel is a iron, titanium, and vanadium mine located in Los Angeles 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
Elevation:
Commodity: Iron, Titanium, Vanadium
Lat, Long: 34.3667, -118.25000
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San Gabriel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: San Gabriel
Secondary: Dagger Flat
Secondary: Iron Canyon
Secondary: Buck Canyon
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Primary: Titanium
Primary: Vanadium
Location
State: California
County: Los Angeles
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: MAGMATIC
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1900
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
Type: R
Description: STRATIFIED MAFIC PLUTON
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): CARTER, B., 1982, MINERAL POTENTIAL OF THE SAN GABRIEL ANORTHOSITE-SYENITE BODY, SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS, CALIFORNIA: GEOLOGY AND MINERAL WEALTH OF THE CALIFORNIA TRAVERSE RANGES, SOUTH COAST GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, P. 208-216.
Reference (Deposit): CARTER, B. AND SILVER, L.T., 1982, GEOLOGY OF THE SAN GABRIEL ANORTHOSITE-SYENITE BODY, LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: GEOLOGY AND MINERAL WEALTH OF THE CALIFORNIA TRAVERSE RANGES, SOUTH COAST GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, P. 294-296.
Reference (Deposit): NICHOLS, N.M., 1982, MINERAL POTENTIAL, GILLBRAND MINING OPERATIONS, SAN GABRIEL ANORTHOSITE COMPLEX, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: GEOLOGY AND MINERAL WEALTH OF THE CALIFORNIA TRAVERSE RANGES: SOUTH COAST GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, P.431-438
Reference (Deposit): OAKSHOTT, G.B., 1948, TITANIFEROUS IRON-ORE DEPOSITS OF THE WESTERN SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS, LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES, BULLETIN 129, P. 245-266.
Reference (Deposit): CARTER, B., 1982, FIELD PETROLOGY AND STRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE SAN GABRIEL ANORTHOSITE-SYENITE BODY, LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA IN: GEOLOGIC EXCURSION IN THE TRAVERSE RANGES: VOLUME AND GUIDEBOOK, GEOL. SOC. OF AMERICA CORDILLERAN SECTION, 78TH ANNUAL MEETING.
Reference (Deposit): SILVER, L.T., MCKINNEY, C.R., DEUTSCH, S. AND BOLINGER, J., 1963, PRECAMBRIAN AGE DETERMINATIONS IN THE WESTERN SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS, CALIFORNIA: JOURNAL OF GEOLOGY, V. 71.
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