The Shamrock No. 2 Claim is a mine located in Kern county, California.
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Mine Info
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Shamrock No. 2 Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Shamrock No. 2 Claim
Commodity
Tertiary: 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: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
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
Analytical Data: AVERAGE GRADE ESTIMATED AS 20 PERCENT MANGANESE.
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: POCKETS OF MANGANESE OXIDE ARE ENCLOSED IN A QUARTZITE (METAMORPHOSED CHERT) BED 1 TO 2 FEET THICK; EXPOSED ON SURFACE FOR 20 FEET. QUARTZITE AND ENCLOSING SCHIST STRIKE N 50 W AND DIP 30 N. E.
References
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 PP. 85 - 86
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 123
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