| Deposit ID | 10047799 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M700081 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rockefeller Prospect |
| Related records | 10156854 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.75315, 48.73954 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1402 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 1.7 MI NORTHEAST OF CADY PASS, Estimated On Rockefeller Creek. Map In Moen Shows Location As Being On Creek To North |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Whatcom(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Azurite Peak(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Whatcom |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 038N | 017E | 33 | SE4 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| (1) | -120.75315, 48.73954 |
|---|
| General form | VEIN |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of last production | 1925 |
| District name | Slate Creek District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | In Mount Baker National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M700081 |
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, P. 179.
MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P. 121.
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 | PYRITE-BEARING QUARTZ VEINS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-81 | Caress, Mary E. (Evarts, Russ) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-91 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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