The Moulton is a manganese mine located in San Bernardino county, California.
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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
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Moulton MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Moulton
Secondary: Red Cross
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
District: Cross Roads
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE GRADE 35 PERCENT MANGANESE
Materials
Ore: Psilomelane
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: LENTICULAR BODIES OF MANGANESE OXIDE AND HEMATITE ASSOCIATED WITH JASPER IN LIMESTONE, WHICH IS ENCLOSED IN BROWN SANDSTONE AND VOLCANIC BRECCIA. THE ORE IS 2 1/2 TO 3 FT. THICK, STRIKE N 35 TO 40 W, DIPS 40 TO 80 S. W. AND CONSISTS OF HARD PSILOMELANE WITH SOME CALCITE AND COATINGS OF HEMATITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 P. 203
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 162
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