| Deposit ID | 10040154 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M054837 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 53007628 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Velma |
| Related records | 10228042 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.74139, 47.4525 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1219 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 2.5 MI SOUTH OF SNOW LAKES, Estimated In Northern Part Of Section |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Chelan(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Blewett(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Wenatchee(hydrologic unit)
Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Alpine Lakes Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Chelan |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 023N | 017E | 32 | N2 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Nickel Critical | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Garnierite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ASSAYS AS HIGH AS 0.5% HG. A SELECTED SAMPLE RAN 20% NI |
|---|
| Model code | 179 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 27c |
| Deposit model name | Silica-carbonate Hg |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase | ||||
| Rock unit name | Ingalls Tectonic Complex | ||||
| Rock description | Ingalls Tectonic Complex | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -120.74139, 47.4525 |
|---|
| General form | VEIN |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 0.91M |
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Blewett District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | In Wenatchee National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | L. G. Olds |
| Home office | Wenatchee |
| First year | 1952 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M054837 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 530070628 | = newMRDS 10228042, merged and deleted. |
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1965, MERCURY IN WASHINGTON, IN MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8252, P. 367.
BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 263.
HUNTTING, M.T., 1943, INVENTORY OF MINERAL PROPERTIES IN CHELAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 9, P. 19.
TABOR, R.W., WAITT, R.B., JR., FRIZZELL, V.A., JR., SWANSON, D.A., BYERLY, G.R., AND BENTLEY, R.D., 1982, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE WENATCHEE 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, CENTRAL WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS MAP I-1311, SCALE 1:100,000.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1976-09-01 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 1994-08-11 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines | MAS 0530070628 = 10228042 |
| Editor | 2012-12-04 | Wilson, Anna B | U.S. Geological Survey | merged and deleted duplicate record 10228042. |
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