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Morse Creek

Occurrence in Yakima county in Washington, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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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. Mineral occurrence model 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. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10048660
MRDS ID MP00272
Record type Site
Current site name Morse Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.48313, 46.90814 (WGS84)
Elevation 1707
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 0.3 MI NORTH OF PLACER LAKE, Estimated In Projected Section In Cirque Basin For Morse Creek

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yakima(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Norse Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mount Rainier(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Yakima(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Naches(hydrologic unit)

Yakima(hydrologic accounting unit)

Yakima(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Okanogan-Wenatchee 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 Yakima

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 017N 011E 31 Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Rock unit name Ohanapecosh Formation
    Rock description Ohanapecosh Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.48313, 46.90814
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form VEINS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name In Snoqualmie National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Ardic Exploration And Development, Ltd.
    First year 1992

Comments on development

  • DRILLING PROGRAM IN 1992

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DERKEY, R.E., GULICK, C.W., AND LINGLEY, W.S., JR., 1993, WASHINGTON'S MINERAL INDUSTRY - 1992: WASHINGTON GEOLOGY, V. 21, NO. 1, P. 3-25

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VERY LITTLE DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION GIVEN IN PUBLISHED REPORT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-93 Peterson, Jocelyn A. 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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