| Deposit ID | 10040179 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M054866 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 530610310 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Myrtle C. |
| Alternate or previous names | Myrtle |
| Related records | 10131561 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -121.56, 48.25278 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 732 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 1.75 MI EAST OF DARRINGTON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Snohomish(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Darrington(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Sauk River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Concrete(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Sauk(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Snohomish |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 032N | 010E | 19 | NE4 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Mercury | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Mercury | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Result | $8-26/TON AU, TR-41 OZ/TON AG, 18-36% CU |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Easton Metamorphic Suite, Darrington Phyllite | ||||
| Rock description | Easton Metamorphic Suite, Darrington Phyllite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -121.56, 48.25278 |
|---|
| General form | VEINS |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 1.83M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Darrington District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | In Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M054866 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 530610310 | = newMRDS 10131561, merged and deleted. |
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1965, MERCURY IN WASHINGTON, IN MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8252, P. 365.
PURDY, C.P., JR., 1951, ANTIMONY OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 39, P. 169.
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 88.
BROUGHTON, W.A., 1942, INVENTORY OF MINERAL PROPERTIES IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 6, P. 10.
HODGES, L.K., 1897, MINING IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST: SEATTLE POST INTELLIGENCER, 116 P.
TABOR, R.W., BOOTH, D.B., VANCE, J.A., FORD, A.B., AND ORT, M.H., 1988, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SAUK RIVER 30 BY 60 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 88-692, SCALE 1:100,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MRDS RECORD D001712 HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED |
| Deposit | 7 VEINS 9 IN.-6 FT WIDE. THE TYPE OF DEPOSIT IS UNKNOWN |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1976-09-01 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 1991-03-01 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 1983-11-14 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines | MAS 0530610310 = 10131561 |
| Editor | 2012-11-30 | Wilson, Anna B | U.S. Geological Survey | merged and deleted duplicate record 10131561 |
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