| Deposit ID | 10095362 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M025920 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | North Star Prospect |
| Related records | 10204318 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -121.53121, 47.84953 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 783 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 2.4 MI NORTHEAST OF INDEX, Estimated On North Star Creek At Given Elevation |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Snohomish(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Index(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Skykomish River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Skykomish(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 | Snohomish |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 027N | 010E | 04 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Index Batholith | ||||
| Rock description | Index Batholith | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -121.53121, 47.84953 |
|---|
| General form | VEIN |
|---|---|
| Strike | N24E |
| Dip | 78NW |
| Thickness | 0.08M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Index District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | In Snoqualmie National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | North Star Mining Co. |
| First year | 1912 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 335.28M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M025920 |
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 89.
BROUGHTON, W.A., 1942, INVENTORY OF MINERAL PROPERTIES IN NSNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 6, P. 18-19.
TABOR, R.W., FRIZZELL, V.A., JR., BOOTH, D.B., WHETTEN, J.T., WAITT, R.B., JR., AND ZARTMAN, R.E., 1982, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SKYKOMISH RIVER 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 82-747, SCALE 1:100,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SHEAR ZONE CONTAINS IRREGULAR BANDS OF ORE MINERALS 2-3 IN. WIDE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-85 | Andrews, David H. (Lawson, William A.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-92 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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