Connard Brothers Claims

Occurrence in Inyo county in California, United States with commodity Manganese
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  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 10033470
MRDS ID M020033
Record type Site
Current site name Connard Brothers Claims

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -117.40739, 36.50848 (WGS84)
Relative position Original record had no coordinates, so this was plotted to the middle of the state/county area.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Inyo(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Harris Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Saline Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Death Valley(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Death Valley-Lower Amargosa(hydrologic unit)

Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Death Valley National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Inyo

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Ore
Calcite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -117.40739, 36.50848

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: STREAKS OF PSILOMELANE 6 TO 8 INCHES WIDE ON BOTH WALLS OF A BED OF CALCITE STRIKING NORTH AND SOUTH IN RHYOLITE. A SPUR VEIN 2 FT. IN WIDTH WHICH STRIKES N 60 E AND DIPS 60 DEGREES, CUTS INTO THE MAIN NORTH AND SOUTH VEIN AT AN ELEVATION OF 1,000 FT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 P. 81

  • Deposit

    D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 121

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-77 Killman, K.; Albers, J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative California resources

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