The Sylvester Prospect is a mine located in Siskiyou county, California.
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Mine Info
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Sylvester Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sylvester Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: Siskiyou
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
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Ownership
Not available
Production
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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
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: HIGHEST GRADE 12 PERCENT MANGANESE
Materials
Ore: Rhodonite
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: GRAY SLATE STAINED WITH MANGANESE OXIDE, STRIKING N 45 E AND DIPPING 10 S. E., RANGES IN THICKNESS FROM 2 TO 10 FT. AT INTERVALS ALONG OUTCROP ARE EXPOSURES OF QUARTZITE CARRYING SMALL AMOUNTS OF RHODONITE. QUARTZITE APPEARS TO BE LENSES IN SLATE. AT THE NORTH END OF OUTCROP FINE GRAINED PORPHYRITIC METADIORITE IS EXPOSED, AND APPARENTLY INTRUDES SLATE AS A SILL. ALL ROCKS ARE STAINED BY IRON OXIDE.
References
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 P. 279
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 185
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