Hammond Prospect

The Hammond Prospect is a mine located in Stanislaus 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: Hammond Prospect

State:  California

County:  Stanislaus

Elevation:

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 37.43194, -121.33333

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Hammond Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Hammond Prospect


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: ORE GRADE PROBABLY LESS THAN 5 PERCENT MANGANESE.


Materials

Gangue: Hematite


Comments

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ORE BODY IS ASSOCIATED WITH CHERTS WHICH SHOW EFFECTS OF IGNEOUS METAMORPHISM. GREATER PART OF ROCKS IN THE AREA ARE IGNEOUS, SUCH AS GREENSTONE AND GRANITE PORPHYRY. THE GRANITE APPEARS TO HAVE INTRUDED THE BASALTIC ROCK. ORE CONSISTS OF DEEP RED, REDDISH BROWN, OR ALMOST BLACK MATERIAL WITH RESINOUS LUSTER. PATCHES OF HEMATITE AND MAROON COLORED DENSE CHERT OCCUR IN IT. SOME MANGANESE OXIDE OCCURS IN VEINS AND AS STAINS. SOME WHITE AND BUFF CRYSTALLINE CARBONATE IS PRESENT.


References

Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 P. 292

Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 190


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