Owls Spring prospect, Owl Hole Springs, Owlshead Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Owls Spring prospect | Prospect |
Owl Hole Springs | Group of Springs |
Owlshead Mountains | Mountain Range |
San Bernardino County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 38' 58'' North , 116° 42' 7'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Fort Irwin | 8,845 (2011) | 43.0km |
Tecopa | 150 (2011) | 48.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
89199
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:89199:1
GUID (UUID V4):
ef2c85f7-9a08-414b-bdce-77ebc0ee6bff
A Mn occurrence located in sec. 18, T18N, R3E, SBM, 5.0 km (3.1 miles) WNW of Owl Hole Springs (coordinates of record) (2 miles W of the Emma deposit), on National Park Service land (Death Valley National Park). Discovered in 1942. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.
The ore body is 304.8 meters long. Manganese oxide is disseminated in bedded deposits, presumably of lacustrine origin. The deposit is 1,000 feet long and dips 40-50 degrees. Local rocks include Plio-Pleistocene and Pliocene loosely consolidated deposits.
The following data are extracted from USGS MRDS database file #10036243:
Data presented: sec. 18, T18N, R3E, SBM, at 35.64888, -116.69809.
Mineralization is hosted in Pliocene alluvium. Manganese veins cut a Tertiary (?) fanglomerate. Vein material is hematitte, black manganese oxides and boulders derived from the conglomerate walls. The ore zone in the E workings are up to 30 feet wide, with granite boulders in a matrix of hematite and manganese oxides. The main wsorkings are 2 parallel veins of black oxide ore. The main N vein strikes N30 to 45W and the S vein strikes N50W. Local rocks include Plio-Pleistocene and Pliocene loosely consolidated deposits.
Workings data are not presented (the topo map does not reflect any mining symbols in this section).
Analytical data results: Average grade 17% Mn.
Data presented: sec. 18, T18N, R3E, SBM, at 35.64888, -116.69809.
Mineralization is hosted in Pliocene alluvium. Manganese veins cut a Tertiary (?) fanglomerate. Vein material is hematitte, black manganese oxides and boulders derived from the conglomerate walls. The ore zone in the E workings are up to 30 feet wide, with granite boulders in a matrix of hematite and manganese oxides. The main wsorkings are 2 parallel veins of black oxide ore. The main N vein strikes N30 to 45W and the S vein strikes N50W. Local rocks include Plio-Pleistocene and Pliocene loosely consolidated deposits.
Workings data are not presented (the topo map does not reflect any mining symbols in this section).
Analytical data results: Average grade 17% Mn.
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- Mojave DomainDomain
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- Death Valley National ParkNational Park
- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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