The Manini Property is a mine located in San Luis Obispo county, California.
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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
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Manini Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Manini Property
Commodity
Tertiary: Nickel
Location
State: California
County: San Luis Obispo
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Fee Land
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1945
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
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: PYRRHOTITE ASSAYED BETWEEN 0.05 AND 0.12 PERCENT NICKEL.
Materials
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: AREA UNDERLAIN BY SERPENTINITE, SANDSTONE, CHERT AND VOLCANIC ROCKS OF FRANCISCAN FORMATION. LOCALLY SANDSTONE HAS BEEN CONVERTED TO A DARK, FINE-GRAINED CHLORITIC SCHIST IN WHICH PYRRHOTITE IS SAID TO OCCUR.
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: NICKEL IDENTIFIED IN 1940'S
References
Reference (Deposit): CHESTERMAN, C.W., 1976 , WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
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