The Shell View No. 2 is a manganese mine located in Trinity county, California at an elevation of 2,500 feet.
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
Elevation: 2,500 Feet (762 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 40.11972, -123.51389
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Shell View No. 2 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Shell View No. 2
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: Trinity
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
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
Analytical Data: ORE GRADE 35 PERCENT MANGANESE
Materials
Ore: Bementite
Ore: Rhodochrosite
Ore: Rhodonite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED IN NW 1/4 SECTION 16
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: BODY OF RHODOCHROSITE, RHODONITE, BEMENTITE, AND PERHAPS INESITE, LYING IN THIN-BEDDED BUFF CHERT. STRIKE IS N. W. AND DIP IS 55 N. E. ORE BODY EXPOSED FOR AT LEAST 40 FT. ON FACE OF CANYON WALL, WITH AVERAGE THICKNESS OF 5 FT. BEDDED DEPOSIT IN CHERT HAS BEEN HYDROTHERMALLY ALTERED. RHODONITE SEEMS TO HAVE REPLACED RHODOCHROSITE, AND IS ALSO CUT BY LATE VEINS OF RHODOCHROSITE. IN PLACES GREENSTONE STRINGERS CUT THE ORE.
References
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 P. 334
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 202
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