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Summer Camp

Occurrence in Mendocino 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10095103
MRDS ID M010051
Record type Site
Current site name Summer Camp
Related records 10285556

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -123.17638, 39.56236 (WGS84)
Relative position W. OF THE ROAD THAT RUNS FROM HEARST TO EDEN VALLEY.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mendocino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Brushy Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Covelo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ukiah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Eel(hydrologic unit)

Northern California Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Klamath-Northern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Mendocino

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 020N 012W 27 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) -123.17638, 39.56236
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: A CHERT BED BEARING IRON AND MANGANESE OXIDES, 7 TO 15 FT. THICK, IS UNDERLAIN BY THIN BEDDED CHERT AND SHALE, AND BASALT, AND OVERLAIN BY BASALT. RED CHERT IS STAINED WITH RED IRON OXIDE AND MANGANESE OXIDE AND IN PLACES GRADES INTO A SILICEOUS HEMATITE ORE BEARING MANGANESE AS STAINS AND SMALL VEINS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Henshaw Investment Co.

Comments on the production information

  • IDLE. THIS DEPOSIT IS TOO HIGH IN IRON AND SILICA AND TOO LOW IN MANGANESE TO BE OF ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 49, NO. 4, OCT. 1953, P. 391

  • Deposit

    D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 PP. 140 - 141

Reporter information

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

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