The American Manganese No. 1 and No. 2 is a mine located in Trinity county, California.
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Mine Info
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American Manganese No. 1 and No. 2 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: American Manganese No. 1 and No. 2
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: Trinity
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 Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE GRADE ESTIMATE 3 TO 5 PERCENT MANGANESE.
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED IN SW 1/4 SECTION 23
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: MASSIVE GREEN CHERT BODY 10 FT. THICK CONTAINS MANGANESE STAINS AND COATINGS. MANGANIFEROUS CHERT IS EXPOSED FOR LENGTH OF 6 FT., AND IS INTERBEDDED WITH CHERTY SHALE AND SLATY SHALE WHICH IS 400 FT. THICK. CHERT STRIKES N 65 E AND DIPS 60 N.
References
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 P. 302
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 194
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