Ruby Prospect

The Ruby Prospect is a mine located in San Diego 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: Ruby Prospect  

State:  California

County:  San Diego

Elevation:

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 32.62691, -116.16034

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Ruby Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ruby Prospect


Commodity

Tertiary: Manganese


Location

State: California
County: San Diego


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


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Rhodonite
Ore: Spessartite


Comments

Comment (Location): BULL. 152 AND 125 PUT DEPOSIT IN SECTION 16 , BUT THIS IS S. OF MEXICO BORDER. MAY BE IN T 18 S, R 7 E.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: BED OF SILICEOUS MANGANESE ORE, ABOUT 7 1/2 FT. THICK ENCLOSED IN QUARTZ-MICA SCHIST. THE STRIKE IS N 60 W, DIPPING N. AT A HIGH ANGLE. THE SCHIST OCCURS AS A BODY LESS THAN 50 FT THICK IN GRANITE. THE LOWER 5 FT OF THE ORE IS GRAY QUARTZITE WITH BANDS OF PINK AND BROWN SILICEOUS MANGANESE ORE. THE UPPER PORTION IS NEARLY PURE, PINK MANGANESE SILICATE, AND OXIDIZED ORE. SPESSARTITE AND RHODONITE ARE PRESENT.


References

Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 PP. 66 , 165

Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 P. 209


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