The M. G. Morrison is a mine located in Mendocino county, California.
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Mine Info
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M. G. Morrison MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: M. G. Morrison
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: Mendocino
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: M. G. Morrison
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrolusite
Ore: Psilomelane
Comments
Comment (Production): VERY LITTLE DEVELOPMENT WORK DONE. NO COMMERCIAL ORE IN SIGHT AND PROSPECTS ARE POOR FOR FINDING A VEIN OR BED OF MANGANESE ORE.
Comment (Workings): OPEN CUT
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: LAYER OF SILICEOUS MANGANESE ORE AND MANGANESE BEARING CHERT IN THIN-BEDDED RED CHERT AND SHALE, STRIKING N 80 E AND DIPPING 65 TO 75 S. ORE IS PATCHES AND VEINLETS IN CHERT WHICH IS VEINED BY QUARTZ AND BRECCIATED. PSILOMELANE ZONE IS 2 TO 8 INCHES WIDE. THE SECOND LOCALITY HAS PYROLUSITE VEINS, AND MALACHITE STAINS.
Comment (Location): ONE CLAIM IN NE 1/4 SECTION 7 , UTM APPROX
References
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 PP. 132 - 133
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., V. 49 , NO. 4 , OCT. 1953 P. 389
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