Triple Jump Claim

The Triple Jump Claim is a mine located in Santa Clara county, California.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: Triple Jump Claim  

State:  California

County:  Santa Clara

Elevation:

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 37.38167, -121.43361

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Triple Jump Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Triple Jump Claim


Commodity

Tertiary: Manganese


Location

State: California
County: Santa Clara


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 10 TO 40 PERCENT MANGANESE


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED IN SW 1/4 SECTION 28 , UTM APPROX

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ORE IS SILICEOUS MANGANESE OXIDE, 2 FT. WIDE, IN WHITE CHERT ADJACENT TO GREENSTONE BODY 30 FT. THICK. AT N. W. END A SERIES OF ORE BLOCKS, 2 TO 5 FT WIDE, ARE EXPOSED OVER A DISTANCE OF 40 FT., STRIKING N 30 W, AND DIPPING 20 S. W. THESE ARE CUT BY SMALL QUARTZ VEINS. ADJACENT SHALE HAS BEEN CHLORITIZED. ANOTHER ORE BODY IS 10 FT. LONG, 4 FT. WIDE.


References

Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 P. 263

Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 180


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