Mineral resources of the Owens Peak Wilderness study area, Tulare and Kern counties, California

Abstract

Character and setting 1 Identified mineral resources 1 Mineral resource potential 3 Introduction 3 Location and physiography 3 Procedures and sources of data 3 Acknowledgments 6 Appraisal of Identified Resources 6 Mining and mineral exploration history 6 Mines, prospects, and mineral occurrences 6 Appraisal of identified resources 6 Assessment of Mineral Resource Potential 6 Geology 6 Paleozoic(?) metamorphic rocks 6 Triassic and (or) Jurassic granitic rocks 7 Cretaceous granite and granodiorite 7 Quaternary surficial deposits 7 Structure 7 Geochemistry 7 Methods and background 7 Results and interpretation 8 Geophysics 9 Aeromagnetic data 9 Electrical data 9 Conclusions 10 References cited 10 Appendix 1. Definition of levels of mineral resource potential and certainty 13 TABLE