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Archambeau Prospect

Occurrence in Sonoma 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 10095199
MRDS ID M020239
Record type Site
Current site name Archambeau Prospect
Alternate or previous names Lucky Strike
Related records 10117733

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -122.8133, 38.7846 (WGS84)
Relative position N.E. OF GEYSER PEAK, 20 MI. BY ROAD FROM GEYSERVILLE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sonoma(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

The Geysers(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Healdsburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Santa Rosa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Russian(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 Sonoma

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 011N 009W 24 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Analytical data

Result 30 TO 35 PERCENT SILICA

Nearby scientific data

(1) -122.8133, 38.7846
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.61M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: MASSIVE JASPER BODY TRACEABLE FOR 200 FT., IS ENCLOSED IN THIN-BEDDED RADIOLARIAN CHERT. CHERTS ARE PALE PINK TO RED, CUT BY QUARTZ VEINS, STRIKE N 70 W, AND DIP 70 S. JASPER IS ACCOMPANIED BY SMALL LENSES OF SILICEOUS BLACK MANGANESE OXIDE, WITH MAXIMUM THICKNESS OF 2 FT. ORE CONTAINS NUMEROUS CORES OF SILICA SKELETONS, IS TRAVERSED BY STREAKS OF JASPERY SILICA CONTAINING SPHERICAL CAVITIES, AND IS CUT BY 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 P. 282

  • Deposit

    D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 186

Reporter information

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

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