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Pharo

Prospect in Nevada 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. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097034
MRDS ID M010885
Record type Site
Current site name Pharo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.11436, 39.08017 (WGS84)
Relative position 500 FT. S OF PHARO RANCH HOUSE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nevada(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lake Combie(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Yuba City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Bear(hydrologic unit)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Nevada

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 014N 008E 08 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.11436, 39.08017
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.91M
    Length 9.14M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: LOW GRADE MANGANIFEROUS IRON ORE IN 10 FT. BELT OF MASSIVE GRAY CHERT, HEAVILY COATED WITH MANGANESE OXIDE, AND STRIKING N 20 W., DIPPING 70 N.E. TWO ORE TYPES ARE PRESENT (1) SOFT PUNKY BLACK TO BROWNISH-BLACK ORE (2) HARD CHERTY BLACK ORE. MANGANESE IN SOFT ORE IS 11.43 PERCENT AND IN HARD ORE 5.97 PERCENT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Pharo, W. H.

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION.

Comments on the workings information

  • SMALL PROSPECT PIT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    D.O.M. BULL. 125, P. 148

  • Deposit

    BULL. 152, 1950, P. 165

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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