The Elliot is a mine located in Lake county, California.
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Mine Info
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Elliot MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Elliot
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: Lake
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Frank Elliot
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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
Analytical Data: ORE GRADE 5 TO 10 PERCENT MANGANESE
Materials
Ore: Psilomelane
Ore: Pyrolusite
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION 25 OR 26 , UTM APPROX.
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION
Comment (Workings): OPEN CUT 300 FT. LONG
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: CUT EXPOSES MASSIVE, SHEARED AND SLICKENSIDED MANGANIFEROUS BROWN CHERT, ROUGHLY STRIKING TO THE NORTHWEST. GREENSTONE FORMS THE S.W. WALL AT THE S.E. END OF THE CUT. CHERT IS FAULTED AGAINST A FRESH PORPHYRITIC GREENSTONE AT THE N.E. END. THE STRIKE IS N 45 W, AND THE DIP 35 N.E. THE FAULT IS VERTICAL AND STRIKES N 80 W. SOME PSILOMELANE AND PYROLUSITE ARE PRESENT ALONG SEAMS AND SHEAR ZONES, BUT THE ORE IS MAINLY MANGANIFEROUS CHERT.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. B. 125, 1943, P. 125
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. BULL. 152, PP. 90-91
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