The Section 28 is a manganese mine located in Santa Clara county, California.
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Mine Info
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Section 28 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Section 28
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
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 GRADE 25 PERCENT MANGANESE
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED IN NE 1/4 SECTION 28 , MAY BE SAME AS BLACKBIRD DEPOSIT, NAME IS UNDETERMINED, UTM APPROX.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SILICEOUS MANGANESE OXIDE BED 70 FT LONG, WITH MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 4 FT., AVERAGE WIDTH OF 2 FT. ORE IS DISCONTINUOUS AND VARIABLE IN GRADE, AND IS SOMETIMES FOUND IN POCKETS 2 TO 4 FT. IN DIAMETER. ORE BODY STRIKES N. W., AND DIPS 60 S. W. TO VERTICAL. IT IS TERMINATED ON THE S. BY A FAULT, AND 22 FT. N. OF S. END IS A FAULT WITH 8 FT. OF DISPLACEMENT.
References
Reference (Deposit): TRASK, PARKER. NOTES ON THE MANGANESE RESOURCES OF CALIF., 1944 , UNPUB
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