| Deposit ID | 10048537 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MP00130 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -121.16789, 48.95176 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1951 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | 3.5 MI EAST-SOUTHEAST OF MT. SPICKARD, Estimated From Map In Staatz And Others. Location Is Probably Accurate Within 250 Ft |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Whatcom(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Spickard(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mount Baker(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Concrete(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Skagit(hydrologic unit)
Puget Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)
Puget Sound(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
North Cascades National Park(National Park)
National Park NPS(Type of land area)
NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Whatcom |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 040N | 013E | 18 | CENTER OF W2 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Tin Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Result | 7 SAMPLES CONTAINED 0.005-0.05 % CU, <0.003-0.003 OZ/TON AU. THE SAMPLE FROM THE PROSPECT ALSO CONTAINED 0.02% PB, 0.03 OZ/TON AG. A SAMPLE TO WEST ALSO CONTAINED 0.02% SN. |
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| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Tonalite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Tonalite And Granodiorite Of Perry Creek, Part Of Chilliwack Batholith | ||||||||
| Rock description | Tonalite And Granodiorite Of Perry Creek, Part Of Chilliwack Batholith | ||||||||
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| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Rock unit name | Skagit Gneiss Complex |
| Rock description | Skagit Gneiss Complex |
| (1) | -121.16789, 48.95176 |
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| General form | VEIN |
|---|---|
| Strike | NE |
| Dip | STEEPLY |
| Thickness | 3.05M |
| Length | 21.34M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Silver Creek Area |
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| Ownership category | National Park |
|---|---|
| Area name | In North Cascades National Park |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MP00130 |
STAATZ, M.H., TABOR, R.W., WEIS, P.L., ROBERTSON, J.F., VAN NOY, R.M., AND PATTEE, E.C., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE NORTHERN PART OF THE NORTH CASCADES NATIONAL PARK, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1359, P. 60.
TABOR, R.W., HAUGERUD, R.A., BOOTH, D.B., AND BORWN, E.B., IN PREPARATION, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOUNT BAKER 30 X 60 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT, DRAFT VERSION 2/12/93, SCALE 1:100,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | QUARTZ VEINS. PROSPECT IS EASTERNMOST OUTCROP OF SERIES OF VEINS STRIKING N10-50E, DIPPING 80SE-75NW, RANGING FROM <1 IN.-10 FT THICK. EXPOSED LENGTHS OF VEINS ARE 20-70 FT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-92 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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