| Deposit ID | 10040171 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M054854 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Boulder Creek |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.8575, 47.41417 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1707 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 6.3 MI SOUTH OF COLCHUCK LAKE, Estimated Near Head Of Bean Creek. Topo Map Shows No Boulder Creek In The Area |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Kittitas(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Enchantment Lakes(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Yakima(hydrologic unit)
Yakima(hydrologic accounting unit)
Yakima(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Kittitas |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 022N | 016E | 8 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Model code | 179 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 27c |
| Deposit model name | Silica-carbonate Hg |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Ingalls Tectonic Complex | ||||
| Rock description | Ingalls Tectonic Complex | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -120.8575, 47.41417 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Joint Planes |
| General form | THIN BANDS |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Cle Elum District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | In Wenatchee National Forst |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Phil Denny (- |
| Last year | 1965 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M054854 |
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. 366.
BAILEY, E. H., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 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. 264.
SHEDD, S., 1924, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON WITH STATISTICS FOR 1922: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY BULLETIN 30, P. 87-88.
SMITH, G.O., AND CALKINS, F.C., 1906, GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF THE UNITED STATES, SNOQUALMIE FOLIO, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ATLAS FOLIO 139, SCALE 1:125,000.
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.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ON JOINT PLANES |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1976-09-01 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 1992-04-01 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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