Rimrock Lake

Occurrence in Okanogan county in Washington, United States with commodity Bromine
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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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10041684
MRDS ID M056854
Record type Site
Current site name Rimrock Lake
Related records 10252774

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.52866, 48.27177 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Okanogan(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Okanogan(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)

Federal lands

BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Okanogan

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
032N 026E 14 Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Bromine Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • TONNAGE INSUFFICIENT FOR COMMERCIAL OPERATION

Analytical data

Result 51.6% NA2 CO3, 30% NA2 SO4, 11.4% NA4 CO3, 6.7% NACL

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Till
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.52866, 48.27177

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LAKE BED
    Thickness 1.07M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: BRINE ONLY

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 900 TONS SODIUM CARBONATE

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 10 ACRES IN AREA

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1975 Greene, Robert U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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