| Deposit ID | 10048005 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M700400 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Fourth of July |
| Geographic coordinates: | -121.08482, 48.4451 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1006 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 1.2 MI SOUTHWEST OF CASCADE PEAK., Estimated In Projected Quarter Section, Estimated In Projected Quarter Section, Estimated In Projected Quarter Section |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Skagit(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cascade Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Sauk River(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
Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Glacier Peak Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Skagit |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 034N | 013E | 11 | SW4 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| Rock unit name | Cascade River Schist | ||||
| Rock description | Cascade River Schist | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -121.08482, 48.4451 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Tight Folding Along North-Northwest Trending Axes |
| General form | VEIN |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Cascade 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 | M700400 |
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 315.
MOEN, W.S., 1976, SILVER OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESORCES BULLETIN 69, P. 160-161.
TABOR, R.W., BOOTH, D.B., VANCE, J.A., FORD, A.B., AND ORT, M.H., 1988, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SAUK RIVER 30 BY 60 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 88-692, SCALE 1:100,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINERALIZED SHEAR ZONE? NO DEPOSIT DESCRIPTION. THE TYPE OF DEPOSIT IS UNKNOWN |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-82 | Lawson, William A (Evarts, Russell C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-91 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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