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Davenport Prospect

Occurrence in Santa Clara 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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10033586
MRDS ID M020187
Record type Site
Current site name Davenport Prospect
Related records 10262348

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.52019, 37.47409 (WGS84)
Relative position 1/2 MI. E. OF ARROYO MOCHO ROAD

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Santa Clara(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Eylar Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Jose(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Jose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Francisco Bay(hydrologic unit)

San Francisco Bay(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Francisco Bay(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Santa Clara

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 005S 004E 27 California

Comments on the location information

  • ABOUT 500 FT. S. OF THE CENTER OF THE N. LINE OF SECTION 27

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Analytical data

Result 35 PERCENT SILICA

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.52019, 37.47409
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 70 W
    Dip 65 S.
    Thickness 1.52M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: LENS OF MASSIVE ORE 5 FT. THICK LIES ENCLOSED WITHIN RED RADIOLARIAN CHERTS AND SHALES. THESE STRIKE N. 70 W., DIP 65 S., AND ARE PARALLEL TO THE ORE BODY. ORE IS HIGHLY SILICEOUS, AND CUT BY NUMEROUS QUARTZ VEINS.

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 PP. 248 - 249

  • Deposit

    D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 175

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1978 Killman, K.; Albers, J. U.S. Geological Survey

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