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Shamberger Prospect

Occurrence in Butte 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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10028533
MRDS ID M005556
Record type Site
Current site name Shamberger Prospect
Related records 10211244

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.16271, 39.55099 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Butte(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Clipper Mills(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Fork Feather(hydrologic unit)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Butte

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 020N 007E 35 California

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED IN NW 1/4 SECTION 35

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Ore

Analytical data

Result AVG. GRADE 10 % MN

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.16271, 39.55099
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 9.14M
    Width 6.1M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: STRINGERS AND IRREGULAR MASSES OF BLACK MANGANESE OXIDES IN METACHERT (RECRYSTALLIZED TO FINE GRAINED, PURE WHITE QUARTZITE). LARGEST ORE OUTCROP BEING A FAIRLY PURE BLACK PSILOMELANE, COMPARITIVELY FREE OF QUARTZITE AND CUT BY ONLY A FEW SMALL QUARTZ VEINLETS; 2 FT. WIDE AND 5 FT. LONG. ROCK IN THE SURROUNDING AREA ARE PHYLLITES AND SERICITE SCHISTS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Ivan F. Wilson
  • Type Owner
    Owner C. F. Shamberger

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION. CROPS OUT OVER AREA 20' X 200'

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. OF MINES BULLETIN 152, P. 37 (1950) BULLETIN 125 (1943) P. 104

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PATENTED LAND

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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