| Deposit ID | 10036766 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M025675 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Silver Coins Claims |
| Related records | 10228620 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -121.62178, 48.10453 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 945 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 3.1 MI NORTHWEST OF SILVERTON, Estimated Near Center Of Quarter Section Within Elevation Range Given In Reference |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Snohomish(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Silverton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Sauk River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Concrete(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Stillaguamish(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)
Boulder River Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Snohomish |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 030N | 009E | 11 | NW4 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Bismuth Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Result | GRAB SAMPLE OF COSALITE ORE: 0.34 OZ/TON AU, 98.78 OZ/TON AG, 2.2% CU. 8.8% BI, 19.2% ZN, 9.1% PB. TWO CHIP SAMPLES: 2.5, 10.1% ZN, 0.5, 1.4% PB, 0.01, 0.01% BI, 1.4, 4.7 OZ/TON AG, 0.005, TR AU |
|---|
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Rock unit name | Eastern Melange Belt;Squire Creek Stock And Related Intrusive Rocks |
| Rock description | Eastern Melange Belt;Squire Creek Stock And Related Intrusive Rocks |
| (1) | -121.62178, 48.10453 |
|---|
| General form | MINERALIZED FRACTURE ZONE |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 0.91M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Silverton District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Wilderness |
|---|---|
| Area name | In Boulder River Wilderness In Mount Baker National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M025675 |
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 164.
TABOR, R,W., BOOTH, D.B., VANCE, J.A., FORD, A.B., AND ORT, M.H., 1988, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SAUK RIVER 30 BY 60 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 88-692, SCALE 1:100,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 12 FT WIDE HYDROTHERMALLY ALTERED ZONE WITH 3 FT WIDE MINERALIZED ZONE |
| Deposit | MRDS RECORD D001767 HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-85 | Andrews, David H. (Lawson, William A.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-91 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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