| Deposit ID | 10008477 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D000661 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Devils Canyon |
| Related records | 10130778 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -121.50676, 47.61564 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1052 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 1.35 MI EAST OF GOAT MOUNTAIN LAKE, Estimated At Prospect Shown On Devils Canyon, Which Is Location Indicated In Gualtieri And Others |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
King(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lake Philippa(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Skykomish River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Snoqualmie(hydrologic unit)
Puget Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)
Puget Sound(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Alpine Lakes Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | King |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 025N | 010E | 34,26,27 | SE4 (27) | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Molybdenum | Primary |
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Powellite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Result | ONE SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.11% MO, ANOTHER SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.4% MO, 0.29% WO3. 7 CHIP SAMPLEX YIELDED MAXIMUMS OF 0.05 OZ/TON AU, 0.3 OZ/TON AG, 0.006% CU (GUALTIERI AND OTHERS) |
|---|
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Snoqualmie Batholith | ||||
| Rock description | Snoqualmie Batholith | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | Tertiary granitic rocks |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Shear Zones |
| General form | VEIN |
|---|---|
| Strike | N70W |
| Dip | 60-90NE |
| Thickness | 0.2M |
| Length | 609.6M |
| Width | 121.92M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Buena Vista District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Wilderness |
|---|---|
| Area name | In Alpine Lakes Wilderness In Snoqualmie National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Consolidated Molybdenum, Inc. |
| Home office | Seattle, Wa. |
| First year | 1953 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 60.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D000661 |
PURDY, C.P., 1954, MOLYBDENUM OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 18, P. 29-31.
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 269.
GUALTIERI, J.L., THURBER, H.K., MILLER, M.S., MCMAHAN, A.B., AND FEDERSPEIL, F.F., 1975, MINERAL RESOURCES OF ADDITIONS TO THE ALPINE LAKES STUDY AREA, CHELAN, KING, AND KITTITAS COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 75-3, P. 128.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | QUARTZ VEINS IN EN ECHELON MINERALIZED SHEAR ZONES. A FEW OF THE QUARTZ STRINGERS ARE 8 IN THICK |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-74 | King, Robert U. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-92 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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