The Park Group is a mine located in Stanislaus county, California.
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Mine Info
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Park Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Park Group
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: Stanislaus
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 15 TO 30 PERCENT MANGANESE
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED IN SE 1/4 SECTION 21 , 3 DEPOSITS ARE CALLED THE N., W. AND E. ORE BODIES.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ORE CONSISTS OF LOW GRADE MANGANESE OXIDE IN WHITE CHERT. N. ORE BODY IS LARGEST, AVERAGE WIDTH IS 8 FT., AND THE MAXIMUM 11 FT. BED STRIKES E., AND DIPS 70 S AT E. END AND 40 S. AT W. END. HANGING WALL IS MASSIVE WHITE CHERT, AND FOOTWALL IS THIN-BEDDED BUFF CHERT. W. ORE BODY IS 50 FT LONG, WITH AVERAGE WIDTH OF 3 FT, AND MAXIMUM OF 5 FT. STRIKE IS N 60 E, DIPPING 60 TO 70 S. E. THE BED IS SLIGHTLY FOLDED. E. DEPOSIT IS BROKEN BY SMALL FAULTS, WITH MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 5 FT.
References
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 P. 296
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 192
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