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Black Raven Prospect

Occurrence in San Bernardino 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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  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 10033532
MRDS ID M020115
Record type Site
Current site name Black Raven Prospect
Alternate or previous names Lankin
Related records 10213184

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.67197, 34.81418 (WGS84)
Relative position N. FACE OF NEWBERRY MOUNTAIN, ABOUT ONE MI. S. OF THE RAILWAY STATION

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Bernardino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Newberry Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Newberry Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Bernardino(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mojave(hydrologic unit)

Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CA)

Bureau of Land Management CA BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Bernardino

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 008N 003E 04 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Ore

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

(1) -116.67197, 34.81418
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: VARYING AMOUNTS OF MASSIVE PSILOMELANE OCCUR IN A SHATTERED ZONE ALONG AN E - W LINE OF FAULTING CUTTING RHYOLITE AGGLOMERATE, WITH COARSE TO FINE CALCITE, CHALCEDONY AND OPAL. THE SHEAR ZONE VARIES IN WIDTH FROM A FEW FT. TO 50 FT. WITHIN THE ZONE STRINGERS AND WIDER VEINS CONSIST MAINLY OF BLACK CALCITE WITH SOME THIN SELVEDGES AND NARROW IRREGULAR BODIES OF PSILOMELANE. CALCITE VEINS ARE A FEW INCHES TO 14 FT. WIDE, BROKEN BY BANDS AND BLOCKS OF AGGLOMERATE.

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 PP. 193 - 194

  • Deposit

    D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 160

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1977 Killman, K.; Albers, J. U.S. Geological Survey

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