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Bluebird Mine

Producer in San Luis Obispo 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 10111015
MRDS ID W025014
Record type Site
Current site name Bluebird Mine
Related records 10140593

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.72237, 35.45608 (WGS84)
Elevation 415
Relative position 4.25 MI. BY ROAD S. 70 W. FROM ATASCADERO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Luis Obispo(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Atascadero(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Luis Obispo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Luis Obispo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Central Coastal(hydrologic unit)

Central California Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Luis Obispo

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 028S 012E 30 California

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED IN NW 1/4 NE 1/4 SECTION 30 ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :UNDETERMINED

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Analytical data

Result ORE GRADE LESS THAN 15 PERCENT MANGANESE

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.72237, 35.45608
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Width 1.83M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: MASSIVE BED OF MANGANESE BEARING CHERT IS EXPOSED ALONG A LEDGE FOR 125 FT, STRIKING N 70 W. THIN BEDDED RED CHERT AND SHALE ARE EXPOSED ALONG, THE SOUTH WALL OF ORE. BOTH WALLS OF THE ORE BODY ARE ALTERED BASALT OR DIABASE (GREENSTONE). MOST OF THE ORE BODY IS HIGHLY SILICEOUS FINELY CRYSTALLINE MATERIAL STAINED BLACK BY MANGANESE OXIDE. SOME VEINS OF PINK MANGANESE SILICATE AND LIGHT BROWN RESINOUS LUSTERED MATERIAL.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF DOM BULL 152,P 229-230;

  • Deposit

    D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 168

Reporter information

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

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