The Leonard Lapappe Prospect is a chromium mine located in Tuolumne county, California at an elevation of 1,125 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: 1,125 Feet (343 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 37.86806, -120.45417
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Leonard Lapappe Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Leonard Lapappe Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: California
County: Tuolumne
District: Chinese Camp Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Host Rock Is Sheared
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Harzburgite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :UNDETERMINED; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = SAN JOSE 1:250000
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSISTED OF A CAVED SHAFT 12 FT DEEP.
References
Reference (Deposit): CATER, F.W.JR., 1948, CDMG BULL 134, PART 3, CHAPT.1, P.19
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