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Joses Ranch Prospect

Occurrence in Calaveras 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. Geologic structures
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10095079
MRDS ID M006537
Record type Site
Current site name Joses Ranch Prospect
Related records 10114595

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.5649, 38.23185 (WGS84)
Relative position 1.2 MI. BY ROAD NW OF MOUNTAIN RANCH, PROBABLY IN THE N 1/2 OF SEC.; IS ON CREST AND W FLANK OF A LOW RIDGE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Calaveritas(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Calaveras(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Calaveras

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 004N 013E 05 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM. APPROX.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Meta Chert Belt Greatly Contorted

Ore body information

  • Strike N 35 - 55 W
    Dip 60 - 75 NE

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: BELT OF METACHERT, 20' WIDE & SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET LONG, STRIKES N.35-55DEG. W., DIPS 60-75 DEG. NE; THE METACHERT IS GRAY WHEN FRESH, BUT IS STAINED REDDISH BROWN BY IRON OXIDE; IS ENCLOSED IN GRAY SERICITE AND QUARTZ-SERICITE SCHIST. CRUSTS AND LAYERS OF IRON OXIDE, AND SMALL QUANTITES OF MANGANESE OXIDE OCCUR ALONG FRACTURES PENETRATING THE METACHERT. OPEN CUT 45' LONG, 3' WIDE AND 4' DEEP, RUNS N. 25 DEG. E. INTO THE HILL; DOES NOT EXTEND BELOW THE SOIL.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. B. 152, P. 45; B. 125, P. 107

  • Deposit

    USBM R.I. 5579, P. 22

  • Deposit

    CALIF. EC. MIN. MAP NO. 5, 1943

  • Deposit

    CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2 , P. 212

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-1977 Killman, K.; Albers, J. U.S. Geological Survey

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