Old Fort Spokane Area

Prospect in Lincoln county in Washington, United States with commodity Dolomite
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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10228503
MAS/MILS ID 0530430176
Record type Site
Current site name Old Fort Spokane Area

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -118.27051, 47.91925 (WGS84)
Elevation 500
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lincoln(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fort Spokane(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Coulee Dam(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ritzville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Spokane(hydrologic unit)

Spokane(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Lincoln

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 028 N 036 E 22 NW Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Dolomite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -118.27051, 47.91925

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BENNETT, 1944, DOLOMITE RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON: WASH DIV GEOLOGY R.I. 13, P. 25-30.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FOUR GROUPS OF OUTCROPS IN SECS. 15, 16, 21, AND 22. ALSO INCLUDES AREA OF CRYSTAL MINE. DOLOMITE RECRYSTALLIZED AT CONTACT WITH GRANITE. DOLOMITE MOSTLY WHITE, CONTAINS LIME-SILICATE BODIES AND ASSOCIATED BASE AND FERROUS METAL SULFIDES. ANALYSES SHOW ABOUT 21% MGO AND 31% CAO.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-MAY-95 Causey, J. Douglas U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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