| Deposit ID | 10047728 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M700001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Alameda Prospect |
| Related records | 10228745 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.82371, 48.76954 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1463 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 1.5 MI NORTHWEST OF CHANCELLOR CAMPGROUND, Estimated From Map And Description In Moen |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Whatcom(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Shull Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Robinson Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Concrete(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Skagit(hydrologic unit)
Puget Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)
Puget Sound(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)
Pasayten Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Whatcom |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 038N | 016E | 26 | NE4 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 1.4-1.75 OZ/TON FREE GOLD IN VEIN (1897) |
|---|
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock | ||||
| Rock unit name | Virginian Ridge Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Virginian Ridge Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -120.82371, 48.76954 |
|---|
| General form | VEIN |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 0.91M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Slate Creek District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | In Pasayten Wilderness In Mount Baker National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M700001 |
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 175.
MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P. 118.
STOFFEL, K.L., AND MCGRODER, M.F., 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ROBINSON MTN. 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-5, SCALE 1;100,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | QUARTZ VEIN, 3 FT THICK |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-81 | Caress, Mary E. (Evarts, Russ) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-91 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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