The Grummett Manganese Mine No. 2 is a mine located in Stanislaus county, California.
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Mine Info
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Grummett Manganese Mine No. 2 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Grummett Manganese Mine No. 2
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: Stanislaus
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: SORTED ORE GRADES 30 PERCENT MANGANESE
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED IN SE 1/4 SECTION 6
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ORE ZONE TRENDS N 60 E. MANGANESE OCCURS AS BLACK OXIDE IN THE FORM OF STAINS, LAYERS AND POCKETS, IN THE UPPER PORTION OF A BED OF MASSIVE WHITE CHERT, DIPPING 65 N. ENCLOSING ROCKS ARE THIN-BEDDED CHERTS AND SHALES. ORE BEARING LAYER VARIES IN THICKNESS FROM 1/2 TO 1 FT. IN E WORKINGS, ORE STRIKES N 20 E AND DIPS 75 E.
References
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 P. 291
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 190
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