| Deposit ID | 10055857 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | SP00055 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Shi Shi Beach Placer |
| Alternate or previous names | Lovelace |
| Geographic coordinates: | -124.68548, 48.25672 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Clallam(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Makah Bay(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Cape Flattery(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Cape Flattery(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Hoh-Quillayute(hydrologic unit)
Washington Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)
Oregon-Washington Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Clallam |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 032N | 015W | 18,19,30 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Primary |
| Iridium Critical | Primary |
| Osmium | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Ilmenite | Ore |
| Iridosmine | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Platinum | Ore |
| Zircon | Ore |
| Sand | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel | ||
| |||
| (1) | -124.68548, 48.25672 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | SP00055 |
WDGER OFR 90-18
DAY, D.T.; RICHARDS, R.H., 1906, USEFUL MINERALS IN THE BLACK SAND OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE. IN U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, CALENDAR YEAR 1905: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, P. 1175-1258.
HUNTTING, M. T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS-PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, 428 P.; V. 2, 67 P.
MERTIE, J.B., JR., 1969, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE PLATINUM METALS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 630, 120 P., 1 PL.
PARDEE, J.T., 1929, PLATINUM AND BLACK SAND IN WASHINGTON, IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY (SHORT PAPERS AND PRELIMINARY REPORTS) 1928; PART I--METALS AND NONMETALS EXCEPT FUELS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 805, P. 1-15).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SAND DEPOSIT ON A WAVE-CUT TERRACE IN SANDSTONE IS COVERED BY A THIN LAYER OF HEAVY MINERAL-RICH BLACK SAND AND A 1-3 FT. THICK LAYER OF GRAVEL AND SAND. GOLD AND PLATINUM ARE FOUND IN THE THIN HEAVY-MINERAL SAND LAYER AND IN CRACKS IN THE UNDERLYING ROCK. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1991 | Berger, Mary A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1992 | Frank, Dave | U.S. Geological Survey |
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