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Turner Prospect

Occurrence in San Diego 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. 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 10033549
MRDS ID M020141
Record type Site
Current site name Turner Prospect
Related records 10287064

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.50556, 32.91256 (WGS84)
Relative position ON A GULCH WHICH DRAINS TO DEER PARK, ABOUT 3/4 MI. TO THE S. W.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Diego(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cuyamaca Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

El Cajon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Diego(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Cottonwood-Tijuana(hydrologic unit)

Laguna-San Diego Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Cleveland National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Diego

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 014S 005E 31 California

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED IN SW 1/4 NE 1/4 SECTION 31

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.50556, 32.91256
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: ORE IS IN BANDED BLUE-GRAY IRON STAINED QUARTZITE DERIVED FROM CHERT. VEIN-LIKE MASSES OF WHITE QUARTZ CUT THE QUARTZITE. NUMEROUS FRACTURES IN THE QUARTZITE ARE COATED WITH MANGANESE OXIDE. THE QUARTZITE IS A 5 FT. THICK LENS ENCLOSED IN GNARLY QUARTZ-MICA SCHISTS.

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. 211

  • Deposit

    D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 165

Reporter information

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

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