| Deposit ID | 10047847 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M700175 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Kangaroo Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Claims: Kangaroo Nos. 1-5 Lodes |
| Geographic coordinates: | -122.0923, 46.28814 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1219 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 1 MI EAST OF SPIRIT LAKE, Estimated Along Bean Creek In Sw/4 Sec. 5 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Skamania(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Spirit Lake East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mount Saint Helens and Vicinity(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Hoquiam(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lewis(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 | 009N | 006E | 05,08 | W4 (05); NW4 (08) | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Hornblendite |
| Rock unit name | Spirit Lake Pluton |
| Rock description | Spirit Lake Pluton |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -122.0923, 46.28814 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fracture |
| General form | VEIN |
|---|---|
| Strike | N20W |
| Dip | 60-70NE |
| Thickness | 0.61M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | St. Helens District - Spirit Lake Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | May Be Partly In Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument In Gifford-Pinchot National Forest |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M700175 |
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. 17, 34-35, 39-40
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BEDROCK CONCEALED BY PUMICE AND PUMICITE IN 1977; PROBABLY ALSO THIN LAYER OF ASH FROM 1980 ERUPTION. FRACTURE ZONE 15-24 IN. THICK CONSISTS CHIEFLY OF CALCITE AND MINOR QUARTZ WITH AN OUTER FRINGE OF IRON OXIDE AND GOUGE. VEIN APPEARS MOSTLY BARREN BUT CONTAINS SPARSE MINERALIZATION |
| Deposit | LOCATION MAP, MAP OF CLAIMS AVAILABLE, MOEN (1977) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-81 | Caress, Mary E. (Evarts, Russ) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-92 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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