The Davenport and Smith Property is a manganese mine located in Santa Clara county, California.
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Mine Info
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Davenport and Smith Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Davenport and Smith Property
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: Santa Clara
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Stratabound Exhalative
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
Model Name: Volcanogenic Mn, Franciscan
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Ophiolitic Melange
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 20 TO 25 PERCENT SILICA
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED IN NE 1/4 SECTION 27
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: MASSIVE BED OF SILICEOUS MANGANESE OXIDE STRIKES N. 50 W. AND DIPS 25 TO 75 S. W. BED IS BROKEN BY MINOR SHEARING, SO RELATIONS TO COUNTRY ROCK ARE UNCLEAR. WHERE UNDISTURBED IT LIES PARALLEL TO BEDDING OF ENCLOSING CHERTS AND SHALES. ORE BODY AVERAGES 2 1/2 THICK, TO MAXIMUM OF 6 FT. SEVERAL THIN ORE BEDS ARE IN THE SHALE.
References
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 P. 249
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 176
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