The Mello Prospects is a mine located in San Luis Obispo county, California.
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Mine Info
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Mello Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mello Prospects
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: San Luis Obispo
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: 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: AVERAGE 10 TO 15 PERCENT MANGANESE
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED IN SE 1/4 SECTION 8; LATITUDE-LONGITUDE VALUES CALCULATED FROM TOWNSHIP, RANGE, SECTION.
Comment (Deposit): IN N. W. DEPOSIT ORE OCCURS AS IRREGULAR THIN FILMS OF MANGANESE OXIDE IN THIN-BEDDED CHERT AT THE BASE OF A MASSIVE CHERT BED STRIKING N. 80 W. AND DIPPING 45 N. E. ORE IN S. DEPOSIT OCCURS AS POCKETS IN BROWN LEECHED CHERT, INTERBEDDED WITH A REPLACEMENT (?) BRECCIA OF CHERT AND QUARTZ.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: IN N. W. DEPOSIT ORE OCCURS AS IRREGULAR THIN FILMS OF MANGANESE OXIDE IN THIN-BEDDED CHERT AT THE BASE OF A MASSIVE CHERT BED STRIKING N. 80 W. AND DIPPING 45 N. E. ORE IN S. DEPOSIT OCCURS AS POCKETS IN BROWN LEECHED CHERT, INTERBEDDED WITH A REPLACEMENT (?) BRECCIA OF CHERT AND QUARTZ.
References
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 PP. 234 - 235
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 170
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