The Mc Creary Ranch is a mine located in San Benito county, California.
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Mine Info
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Mc Creary Ranch MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mc Creary Ranch
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: San Benito
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
Analytical Data: ORE GRADE 54 PERCENT MANGANESE, 1.3 PERCENT IRON, 2.5 PERCENT SILICA.
Materials
Ore: Psilomelane
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ORE ENCLOSED IN MASSIVE WHITE AND PALE-GREEN CHERT CONTAINING MANGANESE OXIDE STAINS WITH CROSS-CUTTING QUARTZ VEINS UP TO 2 INCHES THICK. SOME ORE OCCURS IN IRREGULAR POCKETS. THE MASSIVE CHERT MAY CONTAIN SOME BEMENTITE OR NEOTOCITE, AND HAS A GENERAL STRIKE OF N 35 E, DIPPING 40 N. W. AT THE EASTERLY CUT. THE CHERT IS IN CONTACT WITH GREENSTONE. THE ORE IS CHIEFLY HARD, BLUE-BLACK PSILOMELANE TYPE, WITH SOME SOFT BLACK OXIDE, HEMATITE STAINS AND SOME PATCHES OF CELLULAR SILICA.
Comment (Location): LOCATED IN 5 1/2 SECTION 29 , UTM APPROX.
References
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 P. 188
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 159
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