The Manganese Queen Mine is a manganese mine located in Kern county, California at an elevation of 3,999 feet.
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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
Elevation: 3,999 Feet (1,219 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 35.32111, -117.68583
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Manganese Queen Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Manganese Queen Mine
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: Kern
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Rhodonite
Ore: Spessartite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED IN SE 1/4 SECTION 16
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ORE IS MIXTURE OF BLACK MANGANESE OXIDES AND SILICA IN VARYING PROPORTIONS. A 3.5 FT. LAYER OF MANGANESE BEARING QUARTZITE STRIKES N 30 E AND DIPS 50 S. FOOT AND HANGING WALLS ARE QUARTZ MICA SCHIST. BETTER ORE OCCURS AS POCKETS IN MORE SILICEOUS MATERIAL. BANDED QUARTZ-RHODONITE-GARNET (SPESSARTITE) WAS FOUND A FEW FEET AT DEPTH IN UPPER WORKINGS.
References
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 66
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 P. 84
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