| Deposit ID | 10040198 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M054887 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 530410017 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Roy No. 5 |
| Related records | 10228943 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -122.23583, 46.55 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 421 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 1.75 MI EAST-SOUTHEAST OF MORTON, Estimated Within Quarter Quarter Quarter Section, Probably Close To Adit |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lewis(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Glenoma(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mount Saint Helens and Vicinity(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Hoquiam(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Cowlitz(hydrologic unit)
Lower Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Columbia(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Lewis |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 012N | 005E | 6 | NE4 OF SW4 OF SW4 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Result | ASSAYS SHOW LOW GRADE |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Puget Group;Puget Group;Puget Group |
| Rock description | Puget Group;Puget Group;Puget Group |
| (1) | -122.23583, 46.55 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Brecciation. Host Rocks Were Folded And Faulted In Tertiary |
| General form | DISSEMINATED |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Morton District |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Roy Mining Co. (- |
| Last year | 1965 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 38.1M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M054887 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 530410017 | = newMRDS 10228943, 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. 365.
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 265.
MACKIN, J.H., 1944, RELATION OF GEOLOGY TO MINERALIZATION IN THE MORTON CINNABAR DISTRICT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND MINING REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 6, P. 32-34.
BAILEY, E.H., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PERSONAL FILES
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CINNABAR IS DISSEMINATED IN BRECCIA AT JUNCTION OF 2 FAULTS. A MODEL HAS NOT YET BEEN PUBLISHED FOR THIS TYPE OF DEPOSIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1976-09-01 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 1992-11-01 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 2012-11-30 | Wilson, Anna B | U.S. Geological Survey | merged and deleted duplicate record 10228943 |
| Reporter | 1993-08-24 | Ridenour, James | U.S. Bureau of Mines | MAS 0530410017 = newMRDS 10228943 |
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