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Stirling Claim

Occurrence in Okanogan county in Washington, United States with commodities Silver, Molybdenum, Tungsten
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10041724
MRDS ID M056926
Record type Site
Current site name Stirling Claim

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.0692, 48.20012 (WGS84)
Elevation 829

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Okanogan(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Armstrong Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Omak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Okanogan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Chief Joseph(hydrologic unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Okanogan

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 031N 025E 20 CENTER OF W2 OF E2 Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Molybdenum Primary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MIGHT BE SUITABLE FOR PLASTER SAND

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Molybdenite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Colville Batholith
    Rock description Colville Batholith
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.0692, 48.20012
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form ALTERNATING SAND/PUMICE LAYERS
    Thickness 1.91M
    Depth to top 1.07M
    Depth to bottom 2.97M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: PUMICE SAND-SIZED

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 310.

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL. 667, P. 79, PLATES 1, 7

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1984 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUL-1987 Lawson, William A. U.S. Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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