The White Oak Prospect is a mine located in Trinity county, California.
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Mine Info
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White Oak Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: White Oak Prospect
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
Not available
Materials
Ore: Rhodochrosite
Ore: Hausmannite
Gangue: Copper
Comments
Comment (Location): IN BULL. 152 AND 125 , LOCATED IN NE 1/4 SECTION 13 , BUT LOCATION DESCRIPTION PUTS DEPOSIT APPROX. IN NW 1/4 SECTION 30 . SECTION 13 IS NOT ON TOPO MAP. UTM APPROX
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: LARGE BLOCK OF PARTLY OXIDIZED MANGANESE CARBONATE CONSISTS OF DARK REDDISH BLACK ORE, PROBABLY A MIXTURE OF HAUSMANNITE AND SILICA. PRIMARY ORE WAS REPLACED BY GRAY CARBONATE AND CUT BY VEINS OF RHODOCHROSITE AND NATIVE COPPER. BLOCK MAY BE FAULTED REMNANT OF MORE EXTENSIVE ORE BODY, OR FLOAT. COUNTRY ROCK IN VICINITY IS FAULTED AND FOLDED THIN-BEDDED SHALY CHERT.
References
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 P. 341
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 205
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