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Wishbone

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. 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 10095104
MRDS ID M010077
Record type Site
Current site name Wishbone

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -123.41749, 39.59986 (WGS84)
Relative position 2 MI N. OF ROSE MINE, ON A SLOPE 0.2 MI. S. OF CHERRY CREEK, AT A PLACE CALLED "THE RETREAT".

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mendocino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Longvale(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 014W 09 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Ore
Pyrolusite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -123.41749, 39.59986
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.61M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: SILICEOUS ORE ENCLOSED IN WELL-BEDDED RED CHERT WITH SHALE PARTINGS. CHERT STRIKES N.W, DIPS N.E., BUT IS LOCALLY FAULTED. ORE BED IS WHITE CHERT PENETRATED BY PSILOMELANE AND PYROLUSITE. MUCH RED CHERT IS MANGANESE STAINED WITH THIN BEDS OF MANGANESE OXIDES. 1 TO 2 FT. THICK BED OF PSILOMELANE IS EXPOSED FOR 6 FT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • NO DEVELOPMENT. IDLE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 49, NO. 4, OCT. 1953, P. 3 92

  • Deposit

    D.O.M. BULL. 152, PP. 148-9

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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