Mine detail: American Prospect

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Location: Mohave County, Arizona, United States, North America
Lat / long: 34.31476, -113.55327
dep_id: 10027665
mrds_id: M003759
Commodity type: metallic
Trace mineral: Manganese
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Psilomelane
orebody_fm: SEAMS, VEINLETS, NODULES
work_type: Surface/Underground
ore_ctrl: The Ore Occurs In Small Disseminated Nodules, Thin Seams And Veinlets Ranging From 2 To 12 Inches Wide, Located Within The Fractured Zones. Nodules Of Manganese Oxides Are Plentiful In The Sedimentary Beds. These Nodules Appear To Be Penecontemperaneous With The Deposition Of The Sediments.
Reporter: Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.)
hrock_type: Sandstone
References:
  • FARNHAM, L. L. AND L. A. STEWART, 1958 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7843 , P. 5
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