Arizona · Mohave County
Occurrence

American Prospect

Mohave County, Arizona, United States
Manganese
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Commodities
TertiaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formSEAMS, VEINLETS, NODULES
Ore controlThe 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.
Materials
Ore mineralsPsilomelane
Geology
Host rockSandstone
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10027665
MRDS IDM003759
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates34.31476, -113.55327
References
FARNHAM, L. L. AND L. A. STEWART, 1958 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7843 , P. 51