The Vollmer Prospect is a mine located in San Luis Obispo county, California.
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Mine Info
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Vollmer Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Vollmer Prospect
Secondary: Quintano
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 ORE GRADE 20 TO 25 PERCENT MANGANESE.
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED IN NE 1/4 SECTION 6 , UTM APPROX
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ORE OCCURS IN THIN-BEDDED RED, BROWN, GREEN, AND WHITE CHERT, BEDS AVERAGING 2 INCHES IN THICKNESS. CHERT BODY IS 225 FT. LONG. THE ORE BED IS 1 TO 6 FT. THICK, FAIRLY CONTINUOUS. SOME HIGH GRADE ORE IS CONCENTRATED IN FRACTURES, AND THE REMAINDER OF THE ORE IS MANGANIFEROUS CHERT. THERE IS A CONCENTRATION OF HIGH GRADE ORE NEAR THE CREST OF THE ANTICLINE, WHERE THE BED IS 2 FT. THICK.
References
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 P. 240
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 171
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