Oroville

Occurrence in Okanogan county in Washington, United States with commodity Mica
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Sections on this page
  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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10041716
MRDS ID M056912
Record type Site
Current site name Oroville
Related records 10131389

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.57145, 48.99595 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Okanogan(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bullfrog Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Oroville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Okanogan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Similkameen(hydrologic unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management OR)

Bureau of Land Management OR BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Okanogan

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
040N 026E 04 Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mica Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • UNKNOWN VALUE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Vermiculite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.57145, 48.99595

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: EXPANDS WELL

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit "BOOKS" TO 3/4" THICK

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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