The Fable Mine is a mine located in Santa Clara county, California at an elevation of 2,851 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 2,851 Feet (869 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 37.45611, -121.51778
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Fable Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Fable Mine
Secondary: Camp Bessie
Commodity
Tertiary: 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
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
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED IN SW 1/4 NE 1/4 SECTION 34
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: MASSIVE BED OF OXIDE ORE INCLUDED CONFORMABLY WITHIN A SERIES OF THIN BEDDED CHERTS AND SHALES, WHICH DIP 45 TO 65 S. W. ORE CONSISTS OF MANGANESE OXIDES WITH SILICA IN THE FORM OF IRON STAINED SKELETONS AND WHITE QUARTZ VEINS. A FAULT STRIKING N 20 E HAS CUT OFF THE ORE.
References
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 PP. 249 - 250
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 176
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