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Zurcher 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10029484
MRDS ID M007033
Record type Site
Current site name Zurcher Prospect
Related records 10114724

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.44739, 38.18547 (WGS84)
Relative position 3.5 MI. N OF MURPHYS. AND 10 MI NE OF ANGELS CAMP

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Murphys(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Calaveras(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 004N 014E 20,21 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.44739, 38.18547
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 60 E
    Dip VERTICAL

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: MANGANESE-STAINED METACHERT CROPS OUT AT INTERVALS FOR A DISTANCE OF 300-350' ALONG THE STRIKE, N. 60 DEG. E. OXIDATION HAS EXTENDED FOR AT LEAST 4 OR 5' BELOW THE SURFACE. NO GARNET SEEN HERE BUT THE CRUMBLY BROWNISH-BLACK TO BLACK OXIDE INDICATES ITS PRESENCE. MATERIAL IS LOW GRADE AND OF NO ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE. SAMPLES ASSAYING 54% MN OXIDE SAID TO HAVE BEEN OBTAINED HERE; NO MORE THAN 10 TO 12 TONS OF SUCH MATERIAL COULD BE OBTAINED. NO DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN DONE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. B. 152, P. 47; B. 125, P. 108

  • Deposit

    EC. MINERAL MAP NO. 5, 1943

  • Deposit

    USBM R.I. 5579, P. 22

  • Deposit

    CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2 P. 212

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-1977 Von Dohlen, E.; Albers, J. U.S. Geological Survey

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