The Whiteman is a mine located in Trinity county, California.
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Mine Info
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Whiteman MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Whiteman
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: AVERAGE GRADE ABOUT 5 PERCENT MANGANESE
Materials
Ore: Rhodonite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED IN SW 1/4 SECTION 30
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: 3 SEPARATE BODIES OF MANGANIFEROUS RED AND PURPLE CHERT, AND ARE 250 FT. LONG, 20 FT. THICK; 80 FT. LONG, 25 FT. THICK; AND 50 FT. LONG, 20 FT. THICK. LARGEST BODY STRIKES N 60 E AT N. E. END, AND N 45 W AT S. W. END, DIPPING 45 E. ROCKS ADJACENT TO CHERT ARE GREENSTONE AND SERPENTINE. MANGANESE OXIDE OCCURS MOSTLY AS STAINS AND COATINGS, BUT TO SOME EXTENT PENETRATES CHERT. PRESUMABLY DERIVED FROM MANGANIFEROUS CHERT, BUT MAY COME FROM RHODONITE, BECAUSE A SMALL AMOUNT OF PINK RHODONITE IS PRESENT.
References
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 205
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 P. 340
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