Sherman Claims

Occurrence in Okanogan county in Washington, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10041593
MRDS ID M056696
Record type Site
Current site name Sherman Claims
Alternate or previous names Standard
Related records 10179818

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.58283, 48.42289 (WGS84)
Elevation 457

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Okanogan(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Omak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Omak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Okanogan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Okanogan(hydrologic unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Okanogan

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 034 026 20,29 Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary
Gold Primary
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • 1958-500 TONS PB-ZN-AG ORE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Analytical data

Result 1.7-7.7% PB, .03-.08 OZ AU, 3.9-31 OZ AG .67%-8.1% ZN

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) Mesozoic granitic rocks, undivided

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Shear Zones; Nw-Ne, 20-90 W

Ore body information

  • General form 2 BRECCIA ZONE ALONG CONTACT
    Strike NW
    Dip 30-45 SW
    Width 3.35M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Breccia Zones Along Granite/Rhyolite Contact

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: BRECCIA SPARSELY MINERALIZED

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1975 Greene, Robert U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-1985 Lawson, William A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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