The Magnesia Camp is a mine located in Stanislaus county, California.
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Mine Info
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Magnesia Camp MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Magnesia Camp
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 ABOUT 35 TO 40 PERCENT MANGANESE, 20 PERCENT SILICA.
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SMALL BODY OF OXIDE ORE 3 FT. THICK, LIES ENCLOSED IN AND PARALLEL TO THE BEDDING OF THIN-BEDDED GREEN RADIOLARIAN CHERTS, WHICH STRIKE N 5 E AND DIP 60 E. CONTACT BETWEEN ORE AND CHERT IS SHARP ON BOTH SIDES. ORE BECOMES MORE SILICEOUS CLOSE TO OUTER SURFACE, AND OUTER 2 INCHES ARE GREY CHERT BANDED WITH MANGANESE STREAKS. THIS IS SEPARATED FROM GREEN CHERT BY SHALE PARTING. ORE IS CUT BY FEW QUARTZ VEINS, AND CONTAINS SOME SILICA SKELETONS.
References
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 P. 293 , 295
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 191
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