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MacDonald prospect, Palo Verde, Palo Verde Mining District, Palo Verde Mountains, Imperial County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 24' 20'' North , 114° 49' 13'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
33.40583,-114.82028
GRN:
N23W69
Type:
Prospect
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Palo Verde171 (2011)8.7km
Cibola250 (2011)17.5km
Ripley692 (2011)20.2km
Mesa Verde1,023 (2011)23.7km
Blythe19,208 (2017)30.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
77085
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:77085:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A Mn occurrence/prospect located in sec. 12, T9S, R20E, SBM, 8.7 km (5.4 miles) WSW of Palo Verde. Discovered in 1942. Owned by Edward MacDonald, California (1974). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 10,000 meters (sic).

Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted in Pliocene andesite. The ore body strikes N45W and dips vertically at a width of 0.61 meter. The veins have a maximum width of 2 feet and occur in andesitic breccia. Local rocks include Tertiary nonmarine rocks, undivided.

Workings include unspecified surface openings.

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References

U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Availability System/Mineral Industry Location System (MAS/MILS): file #0060250016.
California Journal of Mines and Geology, Division of Mines (1942) (Report 38): 38: 129.
Trask, Parker Davies, Ivan F. Wilson & F.S. Simons (1943), Manganese deposits of California – a summary report: California Division Mines Bulletin 125: 119.
Trask, Parker Davies (1950) Geologic description of the manganese deposits of California. California Division of Mines Bulletin 152, 378 pp.: 76-77.
Trengrove, Russell R. (1960), Reconnaissance of California Manganese Deposits, U.S. Bureau of Mines Report of Investigation 5579: 33.
Morton, Paul K. (1977) Geology and Mineral Resources of Imperial County California. County Report 7. California Division of Mines and Geologyp.75
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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