The Tobacco Creek Prospect is a mine located in San Luis Obispo county, California at an elevation of 1,900 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: 1,900 Feet (579 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 35.70194, -121.07806
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Tobacco Creek Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tobacco Creek 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: ORE GRADE 41 PERCENT MANGANESE, 22 PERCENT INSOLUBLE
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: MANGANESE OCCURS IN A MASSIVE BED 28 INCHES THICK, TRACEABLE FOR 20 FT. N. 45 W. ALONG STRIKE, WITH A HIGH ANGLE S. W. DIP. MASSIVE GREEN CHERT FORMS THE FOOTWALL, AND THIN-BEDDED GREEN CHERTS FORM THE HANGING WALL. THE ORE BED LENSES OUT TO THE N. E. THE UNOXIDIZED ORE IS A MIXTURE OF SILICA, PINK CARBONATE, AND LOW-GRADE MANGANESE OXIDE.
Comment (Location): NORTH CENTER SECTION 2
References
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 PP. 239 - 240
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 171
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