| Deposit ID | 10054705 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | OR07801 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Smokey Creek |
| Alternate or previous names | Designated Community Material Site. |
| Related records | 10249697 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.53608, 44.41762 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 792 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dayville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Dayville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Canyon City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper John Day(hydrologic unit)
John Day(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Columbia(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management OR)
Bureau of Land Management OR BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13S | 26E | 25 | NW OF NE OF NE | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone | Primary |
| (1) | -119.53608, 44.41762 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Public |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | OR07801 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410230611 |
BROWN, C. E., THAYER, T. P., 1966, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE CANYON CITY QUADRANGLE, NE OR: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, MISC. INVEST. MAP I-447.
THAYER, T. P., CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF GRANT COUNTY, OR: USGS SUR. BULL 922-D, 1940
LINDGREN, W., 1901, THE GOLD BELT OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OR: 22ND ANNUAL-REPORT, U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PART 2, PAGE 551-776.
BLM OR 36867 LAND PATENT NUMBER
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VERTICAL DIPPING BEDS FRACTURED AND SHEARED. CUT BY QTZ VEINS WITH 1/2 PRISMS; SOME CALCITE. GNEISSIC VEINS CUT THRU SLATE. MEDIUM-GRAINED GRAGWACKE PRESENT; SOME SERPENTINE. |
| Deposit | GOOD PIT TO OBSERVE INDURATION SEQUENCE FROM SHALE-ARGILLITE-SLATE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 09-JAN-1990 | Allen, Garwood | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries |
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