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Pyrolusite No. 4 Claim

Occurrence in Clallam county in Washington, United States with commodity Manganese
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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. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10047900
MRDS ID M700245
Record type Site
Current site name Pyrolusite No. 4 Claim

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -124.04712, 48.06646 (WGS84)
Elevation 343
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE NORTHWEST OF HECKLES

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Clallam(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Snider Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Cape Flattery(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cape Flattery(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Hoh-Quillayute(hydrologic unit)

Washington Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Oregon-Washington Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Olympic National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Clallam

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 030N 011W 25 NW OF NW OF NE Washington

Comments on the location information

  • A TURNOFF ROAD, LESS THAN 1 MILE WEST OF HECKLES, LEADS NORTHWARD ACROSS THE VALLEY FLOOR TO THE BASE OF THE RIDGE, THEN WESTWARD SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET TO A SMALL STREAM. THE PRINCIPAL WORKINGS ARE APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEET UPSTREAM ON THE EASTERN SLOPE OF THE GULCH.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Analytical data

Result ASSAY: 33.3% MN

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
    Rock unit name Metchosin Volcanics
    Rock description Metchosin Volcanics
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -124.04712, 48.06646
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES
    Thickness 1.52M
    Length 3.96M
    Width 1.22M

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE PREDOMINANT COUNTRY ROCK ON THE PROPERTY IS ALTERED BASALT, BUT RED SEDIMENTARY ROCK IS PRESENT IN THE SOIL MANTLE AND DETRITUS. THE RED ROCK, ALTHOUGH EXPOSED A SHORT DISTANCE UPSTREAM, IS NOT EXPOSED IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE DEPOSIT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner W. J. Collings, Unknown

Comments on development

  • TWO ADITS AND A CUT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM RI 5530, P. 25-26, 77

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE UPPER ADIT AND A NEARBY CUT GIVE NO INDICATIONS OF MANGANESE MINERALIZATION, EXCEPT IN A SMALL AREA NEAR THE EDGE OF THE OPENCUT. MINERALIZATION APPEARS TO BE LOCALIZED ENTIRELY WITHIN THE ALTERED BASALT. THE ZONE IS 13 FEET LONG, 4 FEET WIDE, AND ABOUT 5 FEET DEEP. ITS GENERAL TREND IS SOUTHWEST.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-82 Lawson, William A. (Evarts, Russell C.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-94 Frank, Dave U.S. Geological Survey

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