| Deposit ID | 10047833 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M700157 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Blue Bird Prospect |
| Related records | 10180531 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -122.17007, 45.74731 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 524 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | 11 MI NORTH OF PRINDLE; ABOUT 7.25 MI NORTH OF BOBS MOUNTAIN, Estimated Along Blue Bird Creek |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Skamania(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bobs Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Vancouver(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Vancouver(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Columbia-Sandy(hydrologic unit)
Lower Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Columbia(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Gifford Pinchot National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Skamania |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 003N | 005E | 15 | SE4 OF NE4 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ASSAYS FROM SMALL STOCKPILE OF QUARTZ SHOWED 0.20% CU, 0.25 OZ/TON AG, TR AU. |
|---|
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Rock unit name | Skamania Volcanics;Silver Star Pluton |
| Rock description | Skamania Volcanics;Silver Star Pluton |
| (1) | -122.17007, 45.74731 |
|---|
| General form | VEIN |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Washougal District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | In Gifford Pinchot National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M700157 |
MOEN, W.S., 1977, ST. HELENS AND WASHOUGAL MINING DISTRICTS OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 60, P. 43, 56-58.
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 390.
PHILLIPS, W.M., 1987, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE VANCOUVER QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON AND OREGON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 87-10, SCALE 1:100,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | QUARTZ VEIN IN FINE-GRAINED GRANODIORITE IS AS THICK AS 2 FT BUT PINCHES IN MANY PLACES TO LESS THAN 0.25 IN. ALSO, SOME NARROW QUARTZ STRINGERS IN ANDESITE, EXPOSED BY THE LOWER ADIT. ALTHOUGH MALACHITE COATS FRACTURE SURFACES IN THE ADIT, NO COPPER SULFIDE MINERALS ARE VISIBLE |
| Deposit | LOCATION MAP AVAILABLE, MOEN (1977). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-81 | Caress, Mary E. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-92 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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