Oregon · Baker County
Past Producer

Sheep Mountain Group

Baker County, Oregon, United States
Manganese
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Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model242: Sedimentary Mn
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formIRREGULAR MASSES
Materials
Ore mineralsManganite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockArgillite · Elkhorn Ridge Argillite
Tectonic settingOceanic Sediments
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10032714
MRDS IDM014403
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.55708, -117.57824
References
LIBBEY, F. W., ET AL., 1942 , MANGANESE IN OREGON: ODGMI, BULL 17 , P. 53 .BROOKS, H.C., MCINTYRE, J.R., AND WALKER, G.W., 1976 GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE OREGON PART OF THE BAKER 1DEG BY 2DEG QUADRANGLE, ODGMI GMS-7, GEOL. MAPWAGNER, N.S., 1952, FILE REPORT: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES.1952 RECON ODGMI FILE REPOR