Von Glahn

The Von Glahn is a manganese mine located in Lake 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: Von Glahn  

State:  California

County:  Lake

Elevation:

Commodity: Manganese

Lat, Long: 38.73917, -122.66278

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Von Glahn MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Von Glahn


Commodity

Primary: Manganese


Location

State: California
County: Lake


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Henry Von Glahn


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


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

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Cinnabar


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED IN SW 1/4 SECTION 5 , 5 PROSPECTS WERE WORKED, NOS 1 TO 5

Comment (Commodity): SMALL QUANTITY OF SILICEOUS LOW-GRADE ORE, OF NO ECONOMIC VALUE.

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION 1 TO 149 TONS. CONTAINS LESS THAN 20% MN.

Comment (Workings): 15-FT. TRENCH AND 3 SMALL OPEN PITS

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: FRANCISCAN CHERT WITH ABUNDANT SHEARING ALONG BEDDING PLANES AND FORMING CROSS FAULTS, AND OPENINGS ARE FILLED WITH SECONDARY QUARTZ AND MANGANESE OXIDES. SOME CHERT IS HEAVILY STAINED WITH MANGANESE, AND SOME THIN BEDDED RED CHERT IS INTERBEDDED WITH RED MANGANIFEROUS SHALES.

Comment (Deposit): SEVERAL PROSPECTS ARE PRESENT, BUT ALL ARE LOW IN GRADE AND SMALL IN SIZE.


References

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. B. 125, 1943, P. 128

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. BULL. 152, PP.98-99


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