The manganese ore body at the Three Kids Mine, Clark County, Nevada
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Authors
Van Gilder, Kerry L
Issue Date
1963
Type
Thesis
Language
en_US
Keywords
Three Kids Manganese Deposit , Lake Sediments , Playa Sediments , Muddy Creek Formation , Manganiferous Zone , Manganese Oxide Beds , Tuff , Manganese Oxide Fragments , Tuffaceous Sediment , Manganese Minerals , Pyrolusite , Hollandite , Cryptome-lane , Celadonite , Hydrothermal Characteristics , Sedimentary Characteristics , Mackay Theses and Dissertations Grant Collection
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Abstract
The Three Kids manganese deposit lies within the lake and playa sediments belonging to the Muddy Creek formation of Pliocene (?) age. The manganiferous zone can be divided into three distinct sections: the lowermost is a series of thin manganese oxide beds separated by layers of tuff; the middle section is a thick massive manganese oxide bed; the upper section is composed of manganese oxide fragments in a tuffaceous sediment. The main manganese mineral is pyrolusite with smaller amounts of hollandite and cryptome- lane. The mineral celadonite occurs extensively throughout the mining area; its origin is problematical. The origin of the manganese is difficult to ascertain as the deposit exhibits both hydrothermal and sedimentary characteristics.
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Publisher
University of Nevada, Reno
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