Elliot

The Elliot is a mine located in Lake 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

Name: Elliot  

State:  California

County:  Lake

Elevation:

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 38.85889, -122.82056

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Elliot MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Elliot


Commodity

Tertiary: Manganese


Location

State: California
County: Lake


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Frank Elliot


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 5 TO 10 PERCENT MANGANESE


Materials

Ore: Psilomelane
Ore: Pyrolusite


Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION 25 OR 26 , UTM APPROX.

Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION

Comment (Workings): OPEN CUT 300 FT. LONG

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: CUT EXPOSES MASSIVE, SHEARED AND SLICKENSIDED MANGANIFEROUS BROWN CHERT, ROUGHLY STRIKING TO THE NORTHWEST. GREENSTONE FORMS THE S.W. WALL AT THE S.E. END OF THE CUT. CHERT IS FAULTED AGAINST A FRESH PORPHYRITIC GREENSTONE AT THE N.E. END. THE STRIKE IS N 45 W, AND THE DIP 35 N.E. THE FAULT IS VERTICAL AND STRIKES N 80 W. SOME PSILOMELANE AND PYROLUSITE ARE PRESENT ALONG SEAMS AND SHEAR ZONES, BUT THE ORE IS MAINLY MANGANIFEROUS CHERT.


References

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. B. 125, 1943, P. 125

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. BULL. 152, PP. 90-91


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