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Bauxite Tualatin Mountains

Occurrence in Washington county in Oregon, United States with commodities Aluminum, Iron, Titanium, Metal
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10033274
MRDS ID M015578
Record type Site
Current site name Bauxite Tualatin Mountains
Related records 10153611

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -122.90231, 45.61147 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hillsboro(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Vancouver(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Vancouver(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Tualatin(hydrologic unit)

Willamette(hydrologic accounting unit)

Willamette(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Washington

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
002N 002W 35 SW Oregon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary
Iron Primary
Titanium, Metal Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
    Rock unit name Columbia River Basalt
    Rock description Columbia River Basalt
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -122.90231, 45.61147
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form NODULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Weathering Residual

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: OCCUR AT SURFACE OF PRESENT TOPOGRAPHY

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • DRILL HOLES AND CUTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LIBBEY, F. W., 1945 , FERRUGINOUS BAUXITE DEPOSITS IN NORTHWESTERN OREGON: ODGMI BULL. NO. 29 , P. 64

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1978 Bradley, Robin (Walker, George W.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1993 Gray, Jerry J. Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries

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