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Seattle

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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10047880
MRDS ID M700220
Record type Site
Current site name Seattle

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -124.11879, 48.0759 (WGS84)
Elevation 562
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position ABOUT .8 MILE NORTH OF SNIDER RANGER STATION, Within 400 Yd Radius, Within 400 Yd Radius, Within 400 Yd 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 21 SE Washington

Comments on the location information

  • SOUTH SLOPE OF SNIDER PEAK.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary
Iron Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bementite Ore

Analytical data

Result ASSAYS: 14.65 TO 32.49% MN, 15.63 TO 23.76% FE, 16.59 TO 46.12% SIOZ

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
    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 Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt

Nearby scientific data

(1) -124.11879, 48.0759
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENS
    Length 7.62M
    Width 3.66M

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

  • TRENCH

Comments on development

  • DEVELOPMENT: TRENCH

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WASH. DMG BULL 37, P. 256

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MANGANESE BODY SURROUNDED BY ALTERED VESICULAR BASALT.

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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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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