The John J. Lewis Prospect is a mine located in Siskiyou county, California at an elevation of 3,100 feet.
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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
Elevation: 3,100 Feet (945 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 41.56306, -122.89778
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John J. Lewis Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: John J. Lewis Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: Siskiyou
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: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Chert
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Silurian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AVERAGE 15 PERCENT MANGANESE
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ORE CONSISTS OF CRUDELY BANDED OXIDE IN QUARTZITE. PRIMARY ORE MAY BE BANDED RHODOCHROSITE AND QUARTZITE, AS IN SIMILAR DEPOSIT. HOST ROCK IS FINE GRAINED QUARTZITE SEEMINGLY DERIVED FROM THIN-BEDDED CHERT. STRIKE IS N. E. AND DIP IS VERTICAL. ORE BODY IS LENTICULAR, 15 FT. LONG, WITH MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 4 FT.
References
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 P. 275
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 184
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