Section 28

The Section 28 is a manganese mine located in Santa Clara county, California.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: Section 28  

State:  California

County:  Santa Clara

Elevation:

Commodity: Manganese

Lat, Long: 37.38528, -121.42778

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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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