The Harper Prospect is a mine located in Fresno county, California.
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Mine Info
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Harper Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Harper Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: Fresno
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
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Spessartite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED IN NW 1/4 SECTION 33
Comment (Commodity): AS RHODONITE ROCK CONTAINS CONSIDERABLE QUARTZ, ORE IS OF MINOR COMMERCIAL VALUE.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: LENSES OF RHODONITE OR QUARTZ RHODONITE ROCK IN QUARTZ BEDS WHICH GRADES INTO QUARTZ SERICITE AND QUARTZ BIOTITE SCHISTS. THE LENSES ARE USUALLY 8 TO 10 IN. WIDE AND EXIST WITHIN DEFINITE HORIZONS IN THE SCHISTS. NEAR A GRANITE CONTACT THE ORE IS ALTERED TO A COARSELY CRYSTALLINE RHODONITE-QUARTZ-SPESSARITE ROCK ENCLOSED IN A COARSE GRAINED QUARTZ-MICA ROCK.
References
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 PP. 53 - 54
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