| Deposit ID | 10047858 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M700190 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Silver Creek Prospect |
| Related records | 10277270 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -122.17868, 45.7262 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 671 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | 9 MI NORTH OF PRINDLE; ABOUT 5.5 MI NORTH OF BOBS MOUNTAIN, Estimated At 2200 Ft Contour On East Branch Of Headwaters Of Silver Creek Near Center S/2 Sec. |
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 | 22 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Result | ZONE IS ESTIMATED TO CONTAIN 3% PB AND ZN MINERALS AND <1% CU MINERALS |
|---|
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Silver Star Pluton | ||||||||
| Rock description | Silver Star Pluton | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Rock unit name | Skamania Volcanics |
| Rock description | Skamania Volcanics |
| (1) | -122.17868, 45.7262 |
|---|
| General form | VEIN |
|---|---|
| Strike | N70W |
| Dip | NEAR VERTICAL |
| Thickness | 3.05M |
| 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 | M700190 |
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.
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 | 5-10 FT WIDE SHEAR ZONE IN ANDESITE PORPHYRY EXPOSED IN TRIBUTARIES ON BOTH SIDES OF SILVER CREEK. ORE MINERALS OCCUR AS DISSEMINATED GRAINS AND SMALL BLEBS ALONG EDGES OF BRECCIA FRAGMENTS AND IN THIN VEINLETS IN QUARTZ. |
| Deposit | LOCATION MAP 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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