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Carley Prospect

Occurrence in Calaveras county in California, United States with commodity Manganese
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10029050
MRDS ID M006388
Record type Site
Current site name Carley Prospect
Related records 10211090

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.49017, 38.12408 (WGS84)
Relative position 2 1/2 MI W OF MURPHYS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Columbia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Stanislaus(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Calaveras

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 003N 013E 12 California

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED IN SE 1/4 SECTION 12

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.49017, 38.12408
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 65 W
    Dip 65 NE
    Thickness 1.37M
    Length 4.57M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: BED OF MASSIVE METACHERT CONTAINING MANGANESE OXIDES AND PARTIALLY OXIDIZED REDDISH-BROWN MANGANESE GARNET; IS 1-4.5' THICK AND IS EXPOSED FOR A LENGTH OF 15'. IT LIES IN SERICITE SCHIST OF THE CALAVERAS FM. STRIKE IS N. 65 DEG. W., DIP IS 65 DEG. NE. MANGANESE OXIDE IS LOW GRADE, CONSISTING MAINLY OF PSILOMELANE, WITH CORES AND PATCHES OF LIMONITE, AND MUCH SILICA.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • A PIT WAS DUG DURING WWI; IS 5' IN DIAMETER AND 3' DEEP. TUNNEL RECENTLY STARTED BELOW THE PIT BUT WAS NOT DRIVEN FAR ENOUGH TO STRIKE THE ORE BED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. B. 152, P. 41; B. 125, P. 106

  • Deposit

    EC. MINERAL MAP NO. 5, 1943

  • Deposit

    USBM R.I. 5579, P. 22

  • Deposit

    CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2 , P. 211 AND PL. D, USGS MR-23

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-1977 Killman, K.; Albers, J. U.S. Geological Survey

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