| Deposit ID | 10047792 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M700074 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Peterson-Nelson Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Peterson Prospect |
| Related records | 10228485 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -121.64485, 48.94981 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1585 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 1.4 MI NORTH OF GOAT MOUNTAIN SUMMIT; ABOUT 1500 FT WEST OF SOUTH END OF LOWER TWIN LAKE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Whatcom(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Larrabee(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mount Baker(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Concrete(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Nooksack(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 | Whatcom |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 040N | 009E | 16 | SW4 OF SE4 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 1936 ASSAY SHOWED 10% CU, 7.80 OZ/TON AG, 0.37 OZ/TON AU. |
|---|
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite |
| Rock unit name | Chilliwack Formation;Chilliwack Formation;Chilliwack Formation |
| Rock description | Chilliwack Formation;Chilliwack Formation;Chilliwack Formation |
| (1) | -121.64485, 48.94981 |
|---|
| General form | DISSEMINATED, LENSES |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Mount Baker District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Wilderness |
|---|---|
| Area name | On Boundary Of Mount Baker Wilderness In Mount Baker National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Peterson And Nelson |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M700074 |
MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P. 90.
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, P. 106.
TABOR, R.W., HAUGERUD, R.A., BOOTH, D.B., AND BROWN, E.B., 199X, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOUNT BAKER 30 X 60 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 9X-XXX, SCALE 1:100,000 (IN PREPARATION IN 1993).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT IS WITHIN A SHEAR ZONE IN ALTERED ROCKS OF THE CHILLIWACK GROUP. A SMALL STOCKPILE OF QUARTZ, CONTAINING SPHALERITE AND CHALCOPYRITE, INDICATES THAT SPHALERITE ACCOMPANIES SOME OF THE CHALCOPYRITE, WHICH MOST PROBABLY FORMS LENSES IN THE SHEAR ZONE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-81 | Caress, Mary E. (Evarts, Russ) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-91 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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