Redtop-Cle Elum Lake Locality

Prospect in Kittitas county in Washington, United States with commodity Gemstone
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10155777
MAS/MILS ID 0530370227
Record type Site
Current site name Redtop-Cle Elum Lake Locality
Alternate or previous names Redtop-Cle Elum Lake

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -120.75947, 47.30172 (WGS84)
Elevation 1500
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kittitas(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Red Top Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Yakima(hydrologic unit)

Yakima(hydrologic accounting unit)

Yakima(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Kittitas

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 021 N 017 E 19 Washington

Comments on the location information

  • BLUE AGATES ARE FOUND ALONG A NORTH-SOUTH RIDGE CROSSING RED MTN. FOR A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 4 MILES. THE CLE ELUM CHAMBER HAS A MAP OF THE "RED TOP AGATE BEDS." THE DEPOSIT ALSO OCCURS IN SECS. 7, 18, AND 30.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gemstone Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Upper Eocene volcanic rocks

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-APR-94 Causey, J. Douglas U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.