| Deposit ID | 10055853 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | SP00052 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hurricane |
| Geographic coordinates: | -123.5046, 48.00618 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1219 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Clallam(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Elwha(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Port Angeles(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Victoria(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Dungeness-Elwha(hydrologic unit)
Puget Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)
Puget Sound(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Olympic National Park(National Park)
National Park NPS(Type of land area)
NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Clallam |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bementite | Ore |
| Hausmannite | Ore |
| Rhodonite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -123.5046, 48.00618 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | SP00052 |
WDGER OFR 90-18.
HUNTTING, M. T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS-PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, 428 P.; V. 2, 67 P.
MAGILL, E.A., 1960, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE OLYMPIC PENNINSULA, WASHINGTON: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 5530, 82 P.
SNAVELY, P.D., JR., 1987, TERTIARY GEOLOGIC FRAMEWORK, NEOTECTONICS, AND PETROLIUM POTENTIAL OF THE OREGON-WASHINGTON CONTINENTAL MARGIN. IN SCHOLL, D.W.; GRANTZ, ARTHUR; VEDDER, J.G., GEOLOGY AND RESOURCES POTENTIAL OF THE CONTINENTAL MARGIN OF WESTERN NORTH AMERICA AND ADJACENT OCEAN BASINS--BEAUFORT SEA TO BAJA CALIFORNIA: CIRCUM-PACIFIC COUNCIL FOR ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES EARTH SCIENCE SERIES , V. 6, P. 305-335.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | AREA IS UNDERLAIN BY HIGHLY ALTERED BASALT CONTAINING INTERCALATED PODS OR LENSES OF RED LIMESTONE (DATA FROM U.S.G.S. MRDS, 1990). THE CRESCENT FORMATION, WHICH HOSTS MANGANESE MINERALIZATION ON THE OLYMPIC PENNINSULA, CONSISTS OF PALEOCENE? AND EOCENE PILLOW BASALTS COMPOSITIONALLY SIMILAR TO OCEAN RIDGE BASALTS. ASSOCIATED PELAGIC LIMESTONES INDICATE DEPOSITION IN DEEP WATER (SNAVELY, 1987, P. 306-308). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1991 | Berger, Mary A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1992 | Frank, Dave | U.S. Geological Survey |
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