San Luis Obispo Nickel

The San Luis Obispo Nickel is a mine located in San Luis Obispo 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: San Luis Obispo Nickel  

State:  California

County:  San Luis Obispo

Elevation:

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 35.36806, -120.67306

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San Luis Obispo Nickel MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: San Luis Obispo Nickel


Commodity

Tertiary: Nickel


Location

State: California
County: San Luis Obispo


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: U.S. Government, Under Jurisdiction Of Camp San Luis Obispo Military Reservation


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1955
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

Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SHALLOW GRAB SAMPLES ASSAYED BETWEEN 0.40 AND 0.70 PERCENT NICKEL


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: AREA IS UNDERLAIN BY ELONGATED BODY OF ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS THAT IS INTRUSIVE INTO VARIOUS SEDIMENTARY UNITS OF FRANCISCAN FORMATION. ULTRAMAFIC BODY IS MAINLY COMPOSED OF PERIDOTITE AND PYROXENITE, AND CONTAINS MASSES OF GABBRO AND NARITE, OF WHICH FORMER ARE LOCALLY SERPENTINIZED. ATOP ULTRAMAFIC MASS, ABOVE 2400 FT. CONTOUR IS MANTLE OF NICKEL-BEARING, ROCKY REDDISH-BROWN LATERITE THAT IS QUITE THIN, PROBABLY AT MOST A FEW FT. DEEP.

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: NICKELIFEROUS LATERITE NOTED IN MIDDLE 1950'S

Comment (Deposit): CONSIDERABLE CHROMITE MINED IN THE AREA


References

Reference (Deposit): BRIGHT, J.H., 1974 ( 1958 ), PRIVATE COMMUNICATION.

Reference (Deposit): FAIRBANKS, H.W., 1904 , SAN LUIS FOLIO: U.S.G.S. GEOLOGICAL ATLAS OF U.S. FOLIO 101 , P. 6

Reference (Deposit): CHESTERMAN, C.W., 1976 , WRITTEN COMMUNICATION


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