| Deposit ID | 10088847 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M700274 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Moclips Placer |
| Geographic coordinates: | -124.21795, 47.24006 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
| Relative position | AT MOCLIPS., Within 500 Yds Up Or Down The Beach. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grays Harbor(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Moclips(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Copalis Beach(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Copalis Beach(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Grays Harbor |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 020N | 012W | 07 | E2 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| REE Critical | Primary |
| Thorium | Primary |
| Chromium Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Platinum Critical | Secondary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Titanium, Metal Critical | Tertiary |
| Zirconium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Ilmenite | Ore |
| Monazite | Ore |
| Zircon | Ore |
| Olivine | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ASSAY OF NATURAL BEACH SAND: 715 LB/TON MONAZITE, 24 LB/TON CR, 82 LB/TON ILMENITE, AND $O.17 AU+PT/TON. |
|---|
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel | ||
| |||
| (1) | -124.21795, 47.24006 |
|---|
| General form | BLANKET |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M700274 |
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 35, 281.
PARDEE, J.T., 1929, PLATINUM AND BLACK SAND IN WASHINGTON, IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY 1928: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 805, P. 2.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RECORD M045061 HAS BEEN MERGED AND DELETED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-82 | Lawson, William A. (Evarts, Russell C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-91 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.