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Lanscioni Prospect

Occurrence in San Luis Obispo 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10033561
MRDS ID M020158
Record type Site
Current site name Lanscioni Prospect
Related records 10189916

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.74542, 35.31664 (WGS84)
Relative position 5.5 MI. N. 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 030S 011E 13 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Analytical data

Result BEST ORE RUNS LESS THAN 40 PERCENT MANGANESE, MORE THAN 25 PERCENT SILICA.

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.74542, 35.31664
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.61M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: ORE BODY IS WITHIN CHERT LENS WHICH OUT CROPS FOR 15 FT, STRIKING N 55 W, AND DIPPING STEEPLY TO THE N. ON THE N. SIDE OF CHERT BODY IS 2 FT. OR MORE OF BLACK, RESINOUS, SILICEOUS MANGANESE ORE, CARRYING FINELY POROUS, WHITE SPHERULES OF SILICA

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. 234

  • Deposit

    D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 169

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE BODY IS WITHIN CHERT LENS WHICH OUT CROPS FOR 15 FT, STRIKING N 55 W, AND DIPPING STEEPLY TO THE N. ON THE N. SIDE OF CHERT BODY IS 2 FT. OR MORE OF BLACK, RESINOUS, SILICEOUS MANGANESE ORE, CARRYING FINELY POROUS, WHITE SPHERULES OF SILICA

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1978 Killman, K.; Albers, J. U.S. Geological Survey REPLACING LOST LOCATION.
Updater 10-NOV-1997 Oland, G. P. (Orris, Greta J.) U.S. Geological Survey OLAND AND ORRIS MERGED RECORDS
Editor 08-MAY-1998 Mason, George U.S. Geological Survey

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