Description
John Pospohola And A.A. Dankworth
Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formSEAMS AND IRREGULAR VEINLETS
Ore controlManganese Minerals Occur In A Vertical, N-Trending Fracture Zone Cutting Volcanic Rocks
Materials
Ore mineralsPsilomelane
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Associated rockRhyolite,Andesite · Tertiary Volcanic Flows
StructureSteep Northerly Trending Zones Of Shearing And Brecciation In Volcanic Rocks, Manganese Deposits Form Parallel Seams And Veinlets Within Fracture Zone - Brecciated Gangue
Tectonic settingPeloncillo Mountain Terrain
AlterationSurface Oxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1952
Identification
Deposit ID10026965
MRDS IDM001368
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates32.74678, -109.24064
References
FARNHAM, L.L., STEWART, L.A., AND DELONG, C.W., 1961, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF EASTERN ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7990, P. 106.USBM FILES, BLACK BEAUTY GROUP.U.S.B.M. I.C. 7990 .