| Deposit ID | 10048632 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MP00233 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Florence Rae |
| Alternate or previous names | Rudebeck-Florence Rae |
| Related records | 10056099 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -121.49315, 47.97092 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1356 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 1.5 MI WEST-SOUTHWEST OF WEDEN LAKE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Snohomish(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Monte Cristo(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Skykomish River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Skykomish(hydrologic unit)
Puget Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)
Puget Sound(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Snohomish |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 029N | 010E | 26,27,34,35 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Nickel Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Chromium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chromite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Serpentine | Gangue |
| Result | ORE SHIPMENT IN 1938-1940 CONTAINED 0.01 OZ/TON AU, 2.36 OZ/TON AG, 12.4% CU, 0.8% ZN, 0.07% NI. ASSAYS 8-16% CU 2-4 OZ/TON AG, TR AU |
|---|
| Model code | 12 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 6b |
| Deposit model name | Dunitic Ni-Cu |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Rock unit name | Eastern Melange Belt;Eastern Melange Belt;Eastern Melange Belt;Index Batholith |
| Rock description | Eastern Melange Belt;Eastern Melange Belt;Eastern Melange Belt;Index Batholith |
| (1) | -121.49315, 47.97092 |
|---|
| General form | VEIN |
|---|---|
| Strike | }N82W |
| Dip | }28SW |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Sultan District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Mostly Within Snoqualmie National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Harry Rudebeck, Index |
| First year | 1951 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 478.54M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MP00233 |
DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON - PRELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 345.
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 83.
BROUGHTON, W.A., 1942, INVENTORY OF MINERAL PROPERTIES IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 6, P. 46-47.
HUNTTING, 1956
BROUGHTON, 1942
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NATURE OF DEPOSIT IS UNCLEAR FROM DESCRIPTIONS. IT APPEARS AS IF IT MAY REPRESENT TWO DISTINCT EPISODES OF MINERALIZATION, THE FIRST A MAGMATIC SEGREGATION AND THE SECOND A HYDROTHERMAL OVERPRINT. THERE ARE 4 MAIN VEIN SYSTEMS AND LENSES OF CHROMITE TO 4 X 5 FT. ATTITUDE IS OF ONE MINERALIZED SHEAR ZONE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1992 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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