The Chambers is a mine located in San Benito county, California.
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Mine Info
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Chambers MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Chambers
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: San Benito
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: 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 17.11 PERCENT MANGANESE
Materials
Ore: Psilomelane
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED ON 5 1/2 SECTION 11
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: THIN-BEDDED RED CHERT ENCLOSES A MASSIVE BED OF MANGANIFEROUS RED, BUFF AND ORANGE CHERT. THE ORE BED IS 1/2 TO 2 FT. THICK, AND EXPOSED FOR A LENGTH OF 100 FT. THE BED OCCURS WITHIN 2 BRANCHES OF THE SAN ANDREAS FAULT ZONE, AND HAS A GENERAL STRIKE OF N. 20 W. TO N 30 E, DIPPING 15 W. MOST OF THE ORE IS STAINS AND COATINGS OF MANGANESE OXIDES, WITH A FEW SEAMS OF CHERTY HARD PSILOMELANE TYPE ORE 1 TO 2 INCHES THICK. SOME BEMENTITE MAY BE PRESENT.
References
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 PP. 185 - 186
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 158
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