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Eureka Creek

Occurrence in Clallam county in Washington, United States with commodities Manganese, Iron
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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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10047876
MRDS ID M700214
Record type Site
Current site name Eureka Creek
Related records 10228004

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -124.05379, 48.07618 (WGS84)
Elevation 471
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 3 MILES ENE OF SNIDER RANGER STATION., Within 1/4 Mile Radius, Within 1/4 Mile Radius, Within 1/4 Mile Radius

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Clallam(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Snider Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Cape Flattery(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cape Flattery(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Hoh-Quillayute(hydrologic unit)

Washington Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Oregon-Washington Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Olympic National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Clallam

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 030N 011W 24 SE Washington

Comments on the location information

  • EAST OF EUREKA CREEK; IN SAME GENERAL AREA AS BLUE EYES (RECORD NO. M700212).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary
Iron Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MN ORES NOT LISTED IN REFERENCE, BUT ARE PROBABLY BEMENTITE AND ASSOCIATED ORES SINCE CLAIM IS IN SAME FORMATION AS BLUE EYES CLAIM (RECORD NO. M700212.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore
Limonite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Limonite

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone
    Rock unit name Metchosin Volcanics
    Rock description Metchosin Volcanics
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone
    Rock unit name Metchosin
    Rock description Metchosin
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -124.05379, 48.07618
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENS
    Thickness 3.05M
    Length 38.1M
    Width 24.99M
    Depth to bottom 3.05M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Ore Along Contact Between Greenstone And Limestone

Comments on the geologic information

  • LIMESTONE GRADES INTO LIMONITE WITH SMALL MASSES OF HEMATITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • TRENCHING AND STRIPPING

Comments on development

  • TRENCHING

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WASH DMG BULL 37, P. 255

  • Deposit

    WASH. DMM RI NO. 7, P. 29

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE LIES BETWEEN GREENSTONE AND RED LIMESTONE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-82 Lawson, William A. (Evarts, Russell C.) U.S. Geological Survey

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