The Ruby Prospect is a mine located in San Diego county, California.
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Mine Info
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Ruby Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ruby Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: San Diego
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Rhodonite
Ore: Spessartite
Comments
Comment (Location): BULL. 152 AND 125 PUT DEPOSIT IN SECTION 16 , BUT THIS IS S. OF MEXICO BORDER. MAY BE IN T 18 S, R 7 E.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: BED OF SILICEOUS MANGANESE ORE, ABOUT 7 1/2 FT. THICK ENCLOSED IN QUARTZ-MICA SCHIST. THE STRIKE IS N 60 W, DIPPING N. AT A HIGH ANGLE. THE SCHIST OCCURS AS A BODY LESS THAN 50 FT THICK IN GRANITE. THE LOWER 5 FT OF THE ORE IS GRAY QUARTZITE WITH BANDS OF PINK AND BROWN SILICEOUS MANGANESE ORE. THE UPPER PORTION IS NEARLY PURE, PINK MANGANESE SILICATE, AND OXIDIZED ORE. SPESSARTITE AND RHODONITE ARE PRESENT.
References
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 PP. 66 , 165
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 P. 209
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