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Barneberg Mine

Producer in San Luis Obispo county in California, United States with commodities Manganese, Iron, Gold, Silver, Mercury
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10109388
MRDS ID M020148
Record type Site
Current site name Barneberg Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.72069, 35.25025 (WGS84)
Elevation 244
Relative position 6 MI. S. W. OF SAN LUIS OBISPO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Luis Obispo(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

San Luis Obispo(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Luis Obispo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Luis Obispo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Central Coastal(hydrologic unit)

Central California Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Luis Obispo

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 031S 012E 07 California

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED IN NE 1/4 NE 1/4 SECTION 7

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary
Iron Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Mercury Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.72069, 35.25025
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: THIN BED OF LAMINATED BLACK OXIDE, LYING BETWEEN A MASSIVE BED OF YELLOW CHERT ON THE WEST, AND THIN BEDDED CHERT ON THE EAST. THIN BEDDED CHERTS AND SHALES STRIKE N 25 TO 30 W, AND DIP 78 E. A CROSS FAULT OFFSETS THE CHERT BEDS 50 FT, AND MANGANESE OCCURS AS THIN COATINGS AND SEAMS ALONG THE FAULT PLANE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 PP. 228 - 229

  • Deposit

    D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 168

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative California resources

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