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Evans Manganese prospect (Evans prospect), Devils Canyon, Burro Mountain, Los Burros Mining District, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), Monterey County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types
Evans Manganese prospect (Evans prospect)Prospect
Devils CanyonCanyon
Burro MountainMountain
Los Burros Mining DistrictMining District
Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range)Mountain Range
Monterey CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 49' 46'' North , 121° 16' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
35.82944,-121.27417
GeoHash:
G#: 9q3gb6dce
GRN:
N24W71
Type:
Prospect
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Lockwood379 (2011)21.4km
San Simeon462 (2011)22.0km
Oak Shores337 (2017)27.4km
Cambria6,032 (2011)34.3km
Lake Nacimiento2,411 (2011)37.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
83497
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:83497:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A Mn occurrence located in the SW¼ sec. 24, T24S, R6E, MDM, on the N side of Devils Canyon, 4.5 km (2.8 miles) S of Burro Mountain.

NOTE: The geographic coordinates provides in the USGS MRDS database have an erroneous latitude value placing this locality E of Hollister in San Benito County. Correction of that value to 35° of latitude, discerned from the T&R values, versus 36° brings the locality into the area stated by the physical description.

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1 valid mineral.

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Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘRhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
MnManganese
Mnⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

North AmericaContinent
North America Plate
Pacific PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Trask, Parker Davies, Ivan F. Wilson & F.S. Simons (1943), Manganese deposits of California – a summary report: California Division Mines Bulletin 125: 81, 144.
Trask, Parker Davies (1950) Geologic description of the manganese deposits of California. California Division of Mines Bulletin 152, 378 pp.: 153-154
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
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