The Black Point is a mine located in Lake county, California.
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Mine Info
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Black Point MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Point
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: Lake
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: M. W. Clark
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Coast Ranges
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
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: COUNTRY ROCK IS THIN BEDDED RADIOLARIAN CHERT, DISCOLORED BY STAINS AND FILMS OF BLACK MANGANESE OXIDE. ORE OCCURS AS POCKETS AND LENSES IN MASSIVE CHERT, AND MORE SILICEOUS ORE FORMS BOLD OUTCROPS. THE ORE BODY CAN BE TRACED FOR 300 FT, AND HAS A RUDE BANDING IN ITS UPPER PART.
Comment (Deposit): THE BEST ORE OCCURS IN POCKETS AND LENSES. A SAMPLE OF A HIGH-GRADE LENS CONTAINED 42.2% MANGANESE, 18.4% SILICA, AND 10.4% AVAILABLE OXYGEN.
Comment (Location): UTM APPROX.; LATITUDE-LONGITUDE VALUES CALCULATED FROM TOWNSHIP, RANGE, SECTION.
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. B. 125, 1943, P. 124
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. BULL. 152, PP. 87-88
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