| Deposit ID | 10055854 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | SP00053 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Littleton |
| Alternate or previous names | Peacock, Johnnie M; |
| Geographic coordinates: | -124.01101, 48.0809 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 427 |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Clallam |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 030N | 010W | 20 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bementite | Ore |
| Hausmannite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -124.01101, 48.0809 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | SP00053 |
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.
PARK, C.F., JR., 1942, MANGANESE RESOURCES OF THE OLYMPIC PENNINSULA, WASHINGTON--A PRELIMINARY REPORT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 931-R, P. 435-457, 2 PL.
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 | LENSES OF MANGANESE OXIDES AND SILICATES OCCUR IN RED LIMESTONE, WHICH IS INTERBEDDE IN BASALT. MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE REGION ARE ASSOCIATED WITH SPILITES (PARK, 1942, P. 311-312) AND OCCUR IN REDDISH PELAGIC LIMESTONE INTERBEDDED WITH THE BASALT. MANGANESE MINERALIZATION MAY BE EITHER DISSEMINATED IN REPLACEMENT BODIES OR VOLCANOGENIC EXHALATIVE/DIAGENETIC BODIES (SOREM AND GUNN, 1967). ; 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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