The Nicol Deposit is a mine located in Shasta county, California.
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Nicol Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Nicol Deposit
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: Shasta
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: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ESTIMATED 10 TO 15 PERCENT MANGANESE
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED IN SW 1/4 SECTION 22
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: LOW GRADE OXIDE DEPOSIT OCCURS IN MASSIVE CHERT WHICH STRIKES N 85 E, AND DIPS NEARLY VERTICAL. ORE BODY HAS MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 5 FT., AND CAN BE TRACED FOR 50 FT. ABOUT 100 YARDS ACROSS STRIKE TO N., CHERT IS SUCCEEDED BY GREENSTONE. PRIMARY ORE MAY BE MANGANIFEROUS CHERT AND PERHAPS RHODONITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 182
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 P. 266
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