Matlock Area Silica Sand

Occurrence in Mason county in Washington, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10228948
MAS/MILS ID 0530450090
Record type Site
Current site name Matlock Area Silica Sand
Alternate or previous names Roadcut:Tested Silica Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -123.27905, 47.2359 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mason(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nahwatzel Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Shelton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Seattle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Chehalis(hydrologic unit)

Washington Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Oregon-Washington Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Mason

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 020 N 005 W 11 Washington

Comments on the location information

  • DEPOSIT IS REPORTED IN A ROAD CUT 7.7 MILES EAST OF MATLOCK ON THE MATLOCK-SHELTON ROAD.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -123.27905, 47.2359

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 37, 1960, PART I, VOL. 1,

  • Deposit

    P. 126.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-DEC-92 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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