| Deposit ID | 10088855 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M700355 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lawrence Claims |
| Alternate or previous names | Higgins Mountain |
| Geographic coordinates: | -121.79067, 48.31453 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 945 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 0.6 MI NORTHEAST OF MOUNT HIGGINS LOOKOUT (VABM 4849). ABOUT 1.2 MI WEST OF MT. HIGGINS SUMMIT, Estimated Near Center Of Quarter Quarter Section, Estimated Near Center Of Quarter Quarter Section, Estimated Near Center Of Quarter Quarter Section |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Skagit(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Higgins(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Sauk River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Concrete(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Stillaguamish(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 | Skagit |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 033N | 008E | 28 | SW4 OF SW4 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Barlow Pass Volcanics | ||||||
| Rock description | Barlow Pass Volcanics | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| (1) | -121.79067, 48.31453 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fracture Zone |
| General form | STRINGERS IN FRACTURE ZONE |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 0.91M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | In Mount Baker National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | W. J. Lee, |
| First year | 1941 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M700355 |
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 76
PURDY, C.P., JR., 1951, ANTIMONY OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 39, P. 168.
TABOR, R.W., BOOTH, D.B., VANCE, J.A., FORD, A.B., AND ORT, M.H., 1988, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SAUK RIVER 30 BY 60 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 88-692, SCALE 1:100,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 3 MINERALIZED QUARTZ STRINGERS 0.5-9 IN. WIDE IN 3 FT WIDE FRACTURE ZONE |
| Deposit | 2 CLAIMS: NUGGET NOS. 1 AND 2. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | MRDS RECORD D001704 HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-82 | Lawson, William A. (Evarts, Russell C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-91 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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