The Southern Pacific Deposit is a mine located in Imperial county, California.
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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
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Southern Pacific Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Southern Pacific Deposit
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: Imperial
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: 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
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: MANGANESE OCCURS IN STRINGERS 6 TO 12 INCHES THICK, IN ANDESITE. STRINGERS STRIKE N 70 E AND DIP IS VERTICAL. STRINGERS ARE OFFSET BY A FAULT TRENDING N 70 W
Comment (Location): LOCATED IN E 1/2 SECTION 33; LATITUDE-LONGITUDE VALUES CALCULATED FROM TOWNSHIP, RANGE, SECTION.
Comment (Deposit): MANGANESE OCCURS IN STRINGERS 6 TO 12 INCHES THICK, IN ANDESITE. STRINGERS STRIKE N 70 E AND DIP IS VERTICAL. STRINGERS ARE OFFSET BY A FAULT TRENDING N 70 W
References
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 P. 77
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 119
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