Mine detail: Chuska Mountains Deposit

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Location

Lat / long:

36.10281, -109.00065

Resource(M)

Primary:	Manganese
Ore:	Psilomelane, Pyrolusite, Wad
Orebody form:	LENSE
Discovery year:	1955

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	None
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:	Chuska Sandstone Formation
Host type:	Sandstone
Tectonic:	Colorado Plateau

References

MRDS	D010993
DEP	10094667
Reference	{Deposit:: FARNHAM, L.L., 1961, USBM IC 8030, P. 82-84}{Deposit:: NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA}
Reporter	Murray, Diane