The Gool No. 3 is a mine located in Trinity county, California.
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Mine Info
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Gool No. 3 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gool No. 3
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: Trinity
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
Name: Chert
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AVERAGE GRADE 5 PERCENT MANGANESE
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: 3 BODIES OF RED AND PURPLE MANGANIFEROUS CHERT, WHICH ARE FROM S. TO N., 35 FT. LONG, 20 FT. THICK; 20 FT. LONG, 10 FT. THICK; AND 70 FT. LONG, 20 FT. THICK. CHERT IS SURROUNDED BY GREENSTONE, AND SERPENTINE APPEARS TO THE W. CHERT BODIES CONTAIN COATING AND SOME PENETRATIONS OF MANGANESE OXIDES. SOUTHERNMOST BODY CONTAINS A BED 10 FT. LONG, 3 FT. THICK WHICH CONSISTS OF BLACK OXIDE ORE CUT BY QUARTZ VEINS AND CONTAINING PATCHES OF YELLOW BROWN MANGANESE CHERT, AND MAY RUN 25 PERCENT MANGANESE.
Comment (Location): LOCATED 300 FT. N. OF THE QUARTER CORNER BETWEEN SECTIONS 30 AND 31 , UTM APPROX
References
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 P. 317
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 198
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