The Jasper Prospect is a mine located in Tuolumne county, California.
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Mine Info
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Jasper Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Jasper Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: Tuolumne
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
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
Analytical Data: PROBABLY LESS THAN 10 PERCENT MANGANESE
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED IN NE 1/4 SECTION 23 , NW 1/4 SECTION 24
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: BANDED QUARTZITE (PROBABLY METACHERT) IS CUT BY QUARTZ VEINS UP TO 6 INCHES THICK. MANGANESE STAINS OCCUR ALONG FRACTURES, AND A 1 FT. THICK ZONE IS PARTIALLY PENETRATED BY MANGANESE OXIDES. QUARTZITE IS ENCLOSED IN QUARTZ MICA SCHIST WHICH STRIKES N 65 W AND DIPS 60 N. E. A SERPENTINE BELT LIES TO THE N. E. 1/2 MI. W. GREEN META VOLCANICS CONTAIN MANGANESE OXIDE STAINS ALONG FRACTURES. ROCKS STRIKE N 40 W AND DIP 70 N. E.
References
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 P. 344
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 207
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