| Deposit ID | 10048557 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MP00154 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Comet |
| Geographic coordinates: | -121.37315, 47.97482 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1707 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 2.6 MI NORTHWEST OF BLANCA LAKE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Snohomish(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Blanca Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Skykomish River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Skykomish(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)
Henry M. Jackson Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Snohomish |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 029N | 011E | 27 | NEAR CENTER OF E EDGE | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | JOHNSON AND OTHERS ANALYZED SEVERAL SAMPLES. MAXIMUM VALUES ARE: 0.79 OZ/TON AU, 10 OZ/TON AG, 3.1% PB, 18% ZN, 26.5% AS |
|---|
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) | ||||
| Rock unit name | Breccia Of Keyes Peak | ||||
| Rock description | Breccia Of Keyes Peak | ||||
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| (1) | -121.37315, 47.97482 |
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| General form | VEIN |
|---|---|
| Strike | N80E |
| Dip | STEEP |
| Thickness | 0.94M |
| Length | 243.84M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Monte Cristo District |
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| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | In Mount Baker National Forest |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 49000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 316.38M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MP00154 |
JOHNSON, F.L., DENTON, D.K., IVERSON, S.R., MCCULOCH, R.B., STEBBINS, S.A., AND STOTELMEYER, R.B., 1983, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE GLACIER PEAK RARE II AREA (NO. L6031), SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 75-83, P. 6, 29
JOHNSON AND OTHERS
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | QUARTZ VEINS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1992 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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