The Section 23 Mine is a manganese mine located in Stanislaus county, California.
About the MRDS Data:
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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Section 23 Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Section 23 Mine
Commodity
Primary: 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: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
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
Name: Chert
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Chert
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AVERAGE GRADE 15 PERCENT MANGANESE
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM APPROX, LOCATION IN BULL 152 IS 1 MI. N. E. OF HAMILTON DEPOSIT, BUT ACCORDING TO LOCATION DESCRIBED, IT IS 1 MI S. E. OF HAMILTON DEP. IN SEC. 15
Comment (Geology): ORE HOSTED IN FRANCISCAN COMPLEX--L. TO L. ; GEOL.DESC: VERY THICK BODY OF LOW GRADE STOCKWORK ORE. NEARLY FLAT LYING ORE BED IS 18 TO 20 FT. THICK, EXPOSED FOR A LENGTH OF 75 FT, 32 FT. WIDE, AND IS CUT BY SEVERAL FAULTS OF SMALL DISPLACEMENT. ORE IS MASSIVE WHITE CHERT PENETRATED WITH MANGANESE OXIDE, MOSTLY OF PSILOMELANE TYPE. PROMINENT SLICKEN SIDED FAULT SURFACE STRIKES N 10 W, AND DIPS 65 E.
References
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 P. 297
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 192
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