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Garrett No. 2 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 10047910
MRDS ID M700258
Record type Site
Current site name Garrett No. 2 Claim
Related records 10204170

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -124.01629, 48.08451 (WGS84)
Elevation 518
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 4.9 MILES ENE OF SNIDER RANGER STATION.

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 010W 20 SW OF NE Washington

Comments on the location information

  • ACCESS TO THE GARRETT NO. 2 CLAIM IS BY WAY OF THE LITTLETON MINE ROAD, WHICH RUNS NORTHWARD FROM HIGHWAY 101, 1 MILE EAST OF HECKLES. THE MINE ROAD (FIG. 14, P. 22) CONTINUES UP A MODERATELY STEEP GRADE FOR ABOUT 1 MILE BEFORE JOINING A BULLDOZED ACCESS ROADWAY TO THE ST. REGIS CLAIMS. THE EXPOSURE IS AT THE SECOND SWITCHBACK ABOUT ONE-FOURTH MILE FROM THE LITTLETON MINE ROAD TURNOFF.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Analytical data

Result A CHIP SAMPLE ASSAYED 22.8 PERCENT 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
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
    Rock unit name Metchosin
    Rock description Metchosin

Nearby scientific data

(1) -124.01629, 48.08451
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form POD (BOULDER)

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE COUNTRY ROCKS ARE ALTERED BASALT, RED ARGILLACEOUS LIMESTONE, AND IRON-STAINED SILICEOUS MATERIAL CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THE MANGANESE MINERALIZATION.

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 P. C. Garrett, Port Angeles, Wa.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM RI 5530, P. 32, 76

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF A MINERALIZED BOULDER ABOUT 3 FEET IN DIAMETER EXPOSED IN THE BULLDOZED ROADWAY.
Deposit PART OF THE MANGANESE BOULDER IS ENCLOSED IN THE RED LIMESTONE BEDROCK; THE REST IS OBSCURED BY LOOSE, BULLDOZED DEBRIS. NO BASALT WAS SEEN IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE MANGANIFEROUS BOULDER; HOWEVER, A RED LIMESTONE-BASALT GRADATIONAL CONTACT IS EXPOSED ONLY A FEW FEET AWAY. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1982 Lawson, William A. (Evarts, Russell C.) U.S. Geological Survey

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