The Phelan Prospect is a mine located in San Luis Obispo county, California at an elevation of 1,001 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: 1,001 Feet (305 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 35.64861, -121.08556
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Phelan Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Phelan Prospect
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: PROBABLY 30 PERCENT MANGANESE, 30 PERCENT SILICA.
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ORE OCCURS IN A MASS OF THIN-BEDDED CHERT, ALONG STRIKE FOR 75 FT. ORE FOUND MAINLY IN A 0.5 INCH THICK BED, AND IS RESINOUS AND BROWN. THE 3 FT. CHERT BED IS ALSO STAINED BY MANGANESE OXIDE.
Comment (Location): BULL. 152 AND 125 SAY PROSPECT IS IN T 27 S, R 8 E, SECTION 11 , BUT THIS DOES NOT CORRESPOND WITH LOCATION DESCRIPTION. APPEARS TO BE IN T 26 S, R 8 E, APPROXIMATELY SECTION 26 , UTM APPROX
References
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 P. 236
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 170
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