| Deposit ID | 10047913 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M700261 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Red Bird Claim |
| Geographic coordinates: | -123.94935, 48.08312 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 549 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | 1.85 MILES WNW OF FAIR HOLM. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Clallam(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Muller(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Port Angeles(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Victoria(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Crescent-Hoko(hydrologic unit)
Puget Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)
Puget Sound(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Clallam |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 000N | 0W | NW OF SE OF NE | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrolusite | Ore |
| Result | TWO SAMPLES ACROSS THE MINERALIZED ZONE ASSAYED 11.2 PERCENT AND 12.0 PERCENT MN. THREE SAMPLES OF THE RED COUNTRY ROCK ASSAYED 1.97, 1.06, AND 1.34 PERCENT MN. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Metchosin Volcanics | ||||||||
| Rock description | Metchosin Volcanics | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone |
| Rock unit name | Metchosin |
| Rock description | Metchosin |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -123.94935, 48.08312 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Joints: N48 E 78n |
| General form | LENSES |
|---|---|
| Strike | N60-70W |
| Dip | VERTICAL |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Dennis Heaney Estate |
| Home office | Seattle, Wa. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M700261 |
USBM RI 5530, P. 36-37, 77
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE ORE MINERAL, PYROLUSITE, OCCURS AS IRREGULAR BLEBS AND SEAMLETS WITHIN THE RED IGNEOUS ROCK IN A ZONE TRENDING N. 60-70 W. THE MINERALIZED ZONE IS ESSENTIALLY VERTICAL. THE EASTERN END OF THE TRENCH IS BROKEN BY A SMALL AREA OF INDISTINCT JOINTING. THE JOINTS STRIKE N. 48 E. AND DIP 78 N. IN THIS AREA, MANGANESE OXIDE STAINS THE RED ROCK FOR A DEPTH OF 20 FEET. THE LOWER AND UPPER TRENCHES ARE IN GREENSTONE. NO MANGANESE MINERALIZATION IS EXPOSED IN EITHER. GREENSTONE, AGGLOMERATE, AND A RED, IGNEOUS ROCK ARE EXPOSED IN THE MIDDLE TRENCH. MEGASCOPICALLY, THE RED ROCK CLOSELY RESEMBLES A RED LIMESTONE. |
| Deposit | THE BUREAU DID EXTENSIVE TRENCHING AND STRIPPING ON THIS PROPERTY IN 1954. A TOTAL LENGTH OF 1,290 FEET OF TRENCHES AND APPROACHWAYS WAS EXCAVATED. MAXIMUM DEPTH OF THREE PARALLEL TRENCHES WAS 25 FEET AND AVERAGE WIDTH ABOUT 12 FEET. THE WORK WAS UNDERTAKEN BECAUSE OF FAVORABLE GEOLOGIC CONDITIONS AND NEARNESS TO THE CRESCENT MINE. THE RED BIRD IS ONLY ONE-FOURTH MILE WEST OF THE GLORY HOLE AREA OF THE CRESCENT MINE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-82 | Lawson, William A. (Evarts, Russell C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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