The Walton Prospect is a mine located in Siskiyou county, California.
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Mine Info
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Walton Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Walton 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 TO 20 PERCENT MANGANESE
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED IN W 1/2 SECTION 25 , UTM APPROX.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ORE BODY STRIKES ABOUT N 20 W, DIPS ABOUT 25 W, AND LIES IN RECRYSTALLIZED THIN BEDDED CHERT, WHICH IS LENTICULAR IN A SEQUENCE OF MASSIVE METAMORPHIC ROCKS OF BASIC COMPOSITION. ORE BED IS 4 FT. MAXIMUM THICKNESS, AND COMPLETELY OXIDIZED. PRIMARY ORE MAY BE RHODOCHROSITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 PP. 279 - 280
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 185
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