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Donnelly Carrier

Prospect in Mariposa 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 10031244
MRDS ID M009899
Record type Site
Current site name Donnelly Carrier
Related records 10163797

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.8832, 37.58826 (WGS84)
Relative position PROBABLY NW1/4. ON WEST BANK OF SWEETWATER CREEK 1/10 OF A MILE SOUTH OF DONNELLY RANCH HOUSE, 1 MI. NORTH OF SWEETWATER GOLD MINE IN SECS. 17 & 20. MAY BE THE PROSPECT SHOWN IN NE1/4 NW1/4 OF THE SEC. ON USGS QUAD. FELICIANA MTN., CALIF., 1948.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mariposa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Feliciana Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Yosemite Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mariposa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Merced(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Sierra 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 Mariposa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 004S 019E 17 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Ore
Pyrolusite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.8832, 37.58826
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.15M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: POCKETS, LENSES AND STRINGERS OF MANGANESE OXIDES IN MASSIVE METACHERT (FINE GRAINED QUARTZITE) CUT BY GENTLY DIPPING QUARTZ VEINS, AND ENCLOSED IN SERICITE SCHIST OF THE CALAVERAS SERIES. QUARTZITE STRIKES N. 15 W. AND DIPS 70 W. OXIDES INCLUDE PSILOMELANE AND PYROLUSITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner J. C. Donnelly
    First year 1942

Comments on the production information

  • NO RECORD OF PRODUCTION AND NO RECENT ACTIVITY. MATERIAL ASSAYED ABOUT 30% MN.

Comments on the workings information

  • ONE OPEN CUT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 53, NOS. 1 & 2, JAN.-APRIL, 1957, PP. 324-5

  • Deposit

    D.O.M. BULL. 152, 1950, PP. 108-109

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CONSISTS OF FOUR CLAIMS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-1977 Killman, K.; Albers, S. U.S. Geological Survey

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