Magnesia Camp

The Magnesia Camp 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: Magnesia Camp  

State:  California

County:  Stanislaus

Elevation:

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 37.43028, -121.33333

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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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