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Smith Claim

Occurrence in Skagit county in Washington, United States with commodity Chromium
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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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10047971
MRDS ID M700344
Record type Site
Current site name Smith Claim
Alternate or previous names Mexican Bay
Related records 10228747

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -122.67959, 48.56702 (WGS84)
Elevation 152
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position .52 MILE WEST OF CYPRESS ISLAND LIGHT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Skagit(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cypress Island(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bellingham(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Victoria(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Strait of Georgia(hydrologic unit)

Puget Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

Puget Sound(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Skagit

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 036N 001E 33 NW OF SE OF NE Washington

Comments on the location information

  • ON STEEP HILLSIDE JUST WEST OF MEXICAN BAY, CYRESS ISLAND.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore
Serpentine Gangue

Analytical data

Result ASSAYS: ORE RUNS 30% CHROMITE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -122.67959, 48.56702
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fault Zone

Ore body information

  • General form BUNCHES AND STRINGERS

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Along And Adjacent To A Fault Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner George B. Smith Etal.
    First year 1918

Comments on the workings information

  • SHORT DRIFTS (CAVED), OPEN CUT.

Comments on development

  • SHORT DRIFTS, OPEN CUT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WDMG BULL 37, P. 40

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SMALL BUNCHES AND STRINGERS OF CHROMITE ALONG A FAULT ZONE AND IN SERPENTINE ADJACENT TO THE FAULT.

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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