The Unnamed Manganese Deposit is a manganese mine located in Chaffee county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,451 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,451 Feet (2,576 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 38.5975, -106.01167
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Unnamed Manganese Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Manganese Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Colorado
County: Chaffee
District: Salida Area
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Southern Mosquito Range, Arkansas Valley Graben
Type: L
Description: Strong, Late Tertiary Faults Trending North
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Psilomelane
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): IN HILLS NE OF SAND PARK, EAST OF BROWNS CANYON ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)
Comment (Deposit): BRECCIA CEMENTED BY MANGANESE OXIDE WHICH MAY CONTAIN 25-45% MN
References
Reference (Deposit): VAN ALSTINE, R.E., 1974, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE PONCHA SPRINGS SE QUADRANGLE, CHAFFEE COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 829, P. 16-17
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