| Deposit ID | 10047780 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M700059 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lambert Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Claims: Anne, Cultus, Robert, Skookum, Sisters |
| Related records | 10254002 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -121.98902, 48.68425 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1219 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Whatcom(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Twin Sisters Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mount Baker(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Concrete(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Nooksack(hydrologic unit)
Puget Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)
Puget Sound(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest 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 | 037N | 006E | 14,23,24 | S2 (14); E2 (23); SW4 (24) | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Ore |
| Dunite | Gangue |
| Result | CULTUS AND SKOOKUM CLAIMS: 16.49-36.92% CR2O3, CR/FE 2.65. SISTERS CLAIM: 45-52% CR2O3. VALUES FOR LAMBERT GROUP ( MARSHALL, 1965): 56.58-58.14% CR2O3, 14.59-15.03% FE, CR/FE 2.65 |
|---|---|
| Result | THESE ARE INCONSISTANT WITH SOME OF THE VALUES GIVEN FOR INDIVIDUAL CLAIMS. |
| Model code | 15 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 8a |
| Deposit model name | Podiform chromite (minor) |
| Mark3 model number | none |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Dunite |
| (1) | -121.98902, 48.68425 |
|---|
| General form | VEIN, DISSEMINATED |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1930 |
| Discoverer | S.S. Lambert |
| District name | Mount Baker District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Yamate Trading Co., Ltd. |
| Home office | San Francisco, Ca |
| First year | 1956 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M700059 |
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 37, P. 40-42
MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULL. 57, P. 67-68
U.S.GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1966, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON: U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, P. 69.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 2 DEPOSITS ABOUT 800 FT APART ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF CREEK. NORTHERN DEPOSIT HAS SEVERAL THOUSAND TONS OF 50% CHROMITE IN BANDED AND DISSEMINATED ORE ZONE 240 FT LONG, UP TO 50 FT WIDE, AND HAVING EXPOSED DEPTH OF 50 FT. THE SOUTHERN DEPOSIT IS SIMILAR BUT SMALLER AND LOWER GRADE. CULTUS CLAIM: DISSEMINATED CHROMITE IN ZONE 5 FT WIDE, 200 FT LONG SHOWS IN BLUFF TO DEPTH OF 30 FT. SKOOKUM CLAIM: 10-30 FT WIDE AND 80 FT LONG. ROBERT AND ANNE CLAIMS: CHROMITE STRINGERS 1-6 INCHES THICK AND 5-20 FT LONG. SISTERS CLAIM: CHROMITE VEIN 1-2 FT. THICK, 20 FT LONG, N 20 DEG W STRIKE. WARREN CLAIM: SEVERAL IRREGULAR SHOWINGS OF LOW-GRADE ORE 5-10 FT THICK. |
| Deposit | MRDS RECORD W017924 HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED |
| Deposit | 6 CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1981 | Caress, Mary E. (Evarts, Russ) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 19-JUN-1985 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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