| Deposit ID | 10036950 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M025931 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Uncle Sam Prospect |
| Related records | 10204265 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -121.48843, 47.81175 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 914 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | 4 MI EAST OF INDEX; ABOUT 1.9 MI WEST OF GUNN PEAK, Estimated In S/2 Section On South Slope Of Divide |
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 | 010E | 23 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Hematite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Hornblende | Gangue |
| Result | PICKED SAMPLES YIELDED 3-4.5% CU WITH A SMALL AMOUNT OF AU AND AG |
|---|
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Index Batholith | ||||||||
| Rock description | Index Batholith | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Western Or Eastern Melange B Elt |
| Rock description | Western Or Eastern Melange B Elt |
| (1) | -121.48843, 47.81175 |
|---|
| General form | VEIN |
|---|
| 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 of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 121.92M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M025931 |
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METLALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 91.
GRANT, A.R., 1976, REPORT OF EVALUATION, MINERAL RESOURCE ANALYSIS STUDY ON UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE LAND, STATE OF WASHINGTON: PREPARED FOR U.S. FOREST SERVICE - REGION 6, CONTRACT NO. 004724N, P. 39.
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 | THERE MAY BE DISSEMINATED COPPER SULFIDE MINERALS NEAR THIS PROSPECT. MINERALIZED SHEAR ZONE 10-12 FT WIDE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-85 | Andrews, David H. (Lawson, William A.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-91 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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