| Deposit ID | 10040194 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M054883 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 530410020 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Spencer |
| Related records | 10277427 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -122.24861, 46.56 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 437 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 1.1 MI EAST OF MORTON, Accurate Within Claim Area, Probably Close To Adits |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lewis(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Glenoma(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mount Saint Helens and Vicinity(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Hoquiam(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Cowlitz(hydrologic unit)
Lower Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Columbia(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Lewis |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 012N | 004E | 1 | NW4 OF NE4 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Puget Group;Puget Group |
| Rock description | Puget Group;Puget Group |
| (1) | -122.24861, 46.56 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Host Rocks Were Folded And Faulted In Tertiary |
| General form | VEINS, SEAMS |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 0.36M |
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | 1934 |
| District name | Morton District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Rainier Mining Co. |
| First year | 1956 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Northern Pacific Railway Co. |
| First year | 1956 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 2.13M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M054883 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 530410020 | = newMRDS 10277427, merged and deleted. |
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1965, MERCURY IN WASHINGTON, IN MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATIN CIRCULAR 8252, P. 365.
BAILEY, E.H., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PERSONAL FILES
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 266.
MACKIN, J.H., 1944, RELATION OF GEOLOGY TO MINERALIZATION IN THE MORTON CINNABAR DISTRICT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND MINING REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 6, P. 39-41.
USBM DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SEAMS TO 0.375 IN. WIDE ALONG JOINTS IN SANDSTONE AND IN A 6-14 IN. WIDE BRECCIA ZONE. MAIN LEAD TRENDS E-W. A MODEL HAS NOT YET BEEN PUBLISHED FOR THIS TYPE OF DEPOSIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1976-09-01 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 1992-11-01 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 1993-08-24 | Ridenour, James | U.S. Bureau of Mines | MAS 0530410020 = 10277427 |
| Editor | 2012-12-05 | Wilson, Anna B | U.S. Geological Survey | merged and deleted duplicate record MAS 0530410020 = 10277427 |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.