The Lookout Deposits is a mine located in Trinity county, California at an elevation of 5,400 feet.
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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
Elevation: 5,400 Feet (1,646 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 40.24917, -123.47806
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Lookout Deposits MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lookout Deposits
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: California Coast Ranges
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ESTIMATED 10 PERCENT MANGANESE
Materials
Gangue: Copper
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: TWO BODIES OF DARK ROCK, WHICH APPEAR TO BE LOW IN MANGANESE AND HIGH IN IRON, ARE SEPARATED BY CHERT. DEPOSITS CONTAIN CONSIDERABLE PYRITE, AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF COPPER. LARGER BODY IS EXPOSED FOR 6 FT., AND IS 3.5 FT. WIDE. STRIKE IS N. AND DIP IS STEEP TO THE W.
Comment (Location): LOCATED IN NE 1/4 SECTION 34
References
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 P. 321
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 200
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