Mine detail: Castaneda Group

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Location: Mohave County, Arizona, United States, North America
Lat / long: 34.37421, -113.8805
dep_id: 10027698
mrds_id: M003864
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Manganese
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Manganite, Psilomelane
conc_proc: The Low Grade Mineralization Within The Bedding Is Enriched By Supergene Psilomelane And Manganite In Minor Faults And Fractures, With A General Se Trend Parallel To The Major Faulting Of The Area.
Reporter: Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.)
hrock_type: Sandstone
Structure: Mineralized Beds Are Terminated On The Northeast By A S 55 E Trending Fault And To The Southwest By A S 65 E Trending Fault, Both Faults Dip Steeply Northeast.
References:
  • FARNHAM, L. L. AND L. A. STEWART, 1958 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7843 , P. 53 -
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