| Deposit ID | 10181332 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | SP00568 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0530730003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ribbon Claim |
| Alternate or previous names | Ribbon, Indiana, Chancellor Ptarmigan, Washington Chrome Co. - 0530730393 |
| Related records | 10093099 |
| Point of reference | Trench |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -121.95544, 48.71371 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Whatcom(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Twin Sisters Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mount Baker(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Concrete(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Nooksack(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)
Mount Baker Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Whatcom |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 037 N | 007 E | 07 | C W2 | Washington |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Unknown |
| Enstatite | Unknown |
| Magnetite | Unknown |
| Olivine | Unknown |
| Serpentine | Unknown |
| Trench (1) | -121.95544, 48.71371 |
|---|
| Strike | N26E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 78W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 0.5M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 6M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 2.7M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 17HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 99999M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1934 |
| District name | Mount Baker District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Washington Chromium Co. |
| Year | 1975 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0530730003 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | SP00568 | MAS references MRDS |
GAUDETTE, H.E., GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE TWIN SISTERS
ULTRAMAFIC BODY, WASHINGTON, UNPUB. THESIS, UNIV. OF
ILLINOIS, 1953.
WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 37, 1956, PART II, VOL. 1,
P. 42.
WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 57, 1969, TABLE 19, P. 68.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 24-JUN-94 | Ridenour, James | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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