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M. G. Morrison

Prospect 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 10097028
MRDS ID M010004
Record type Site
Current site name M. G. Morrison

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -123.13527, 39.78708 (WGS84)
Relative position 1 1/4 MI. S. OF THE COVELO RANGER STATION

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mendocino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Covelo East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Covelo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ukiah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Fork 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 022N;022N 012W;011W 01;07 California

Comments on the location information

  • ONE CLAIM IN NE 1/4 SECTION 7 , UTM APPROX

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Ore
Pyrolusite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -123.13527, 39.78708
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: LAYER OF SILICEOUS MANGANESE ORE AND MANGANESE BEARING CHERT IN THIN-BEDDED RED CHERT AND SHALE, STRIKING N 80 E AND DIPPING 65 TO 75 S. ORE IS PATCHES AND VEINLETS IN CHERT WHICH IS VEINED BY QUARTZ AND BRECCIATED. PSILOMELANE ZONE IS 2 TO 8 INCHES WIDE. THE SECOND LOCALITY HAS PYROLUSITE VEINS, AND MALACHITE STAINS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner M. G. Morrison

Comments on the production information

  • VERY LITTLE DEVELOPMENT WORK DONE. NO COMMERCIAL ORE IN SIGHT AND PROSPECTS ARE POOR FOR FINDING A VEIN OR BED OF MANGANESE ORE.

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 PP. 132 - 133

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., V. 49 , NO. 4 , OCT. 1953 P. 389

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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