| Deposit ID | 10036941 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M025917 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Merchant Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Copper, Empire |
| Related records | 10131897 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -121.44177, 47.82648 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1067 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | 4 MI FROM MOUTH OF TROUT CREEK; ABOUT 0.7 MI NORTHEAST OF GUNN PEAK, Estimated In S/2 Section At Given Elevation |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Snohomish(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Baring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Skykomish River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Skykomish(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)
Wild Sky 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 | 027N | 011E | 18 | CENTER OF S2 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Hematite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SOME ORE SHOWED AS MUCH AS 15% CU |
|---|
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate |
| Rock unit name | Index Batholith;Eastern Melange Belt;Eastern Melange Belt |
| Rock description | Index Batholith;Eastern Melange Belt;Eastern Melange Belt |
| (1) | -121.44177, 47.82648 |
|---|
| General form | VEINS |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 3.66M |
| General form | VEINS |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Index District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | In Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | J. N. Erlandsen |
| Home office | Everett, Wa. |
| First year | 1950 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 708.66M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M025917 |
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 88.
BROUGHTON, W.A., 1942, INVENTORY OF MINERAL PROPERTIES IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 6, P. 17.
TABOR, R.W., FRIZZELL, V.A., JR., BOOTH, D.B., WHETTEN, J.T., WAITT, R.B., JR., AND ZARTMAN, R.E., 1982, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SKYKOMISH RIVER 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 82-747, SCALE 1:100,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 4 SHEAR ZONES FROM A FEW INCHES TO 12 FT WIDE. THREE STRIKE W AND ONE STRIKES N. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-85 | Andrews, David H. (Lawson, William A.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-92 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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