Mine detail: Pacific Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

37.63327, -118.33427

Resource(N)

Primary:	Talc-Soapstone
Ore:	Pyrophyllite
Gangue:	Quartz
Orebody form:	LENS

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Replacement
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1945

Geology

Host type:	Schist
Associated rock:	Precret Volcanic Rocks
Associated type:	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Alteration processes:	Silicification

References

MRDS	W007464
DEP	10069781
Reference	WRIGHT, L. A., 1957, PYROPHYLLITE, IN MINERAL COMMODITIES OF CALIFORNIA: CALIF. DIV. OF MINES BULL. 176, P. 455 - 45
Reporter	Espenshade, Gilbert H.