| Deposit ID | 10055916 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | SP00128 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Skunk Creek No. 19 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -123.87821, 47.37229 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grays Harbor(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Stevens Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Shelton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Seattle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Queets-Quinault(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 | Grays Harbor |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 022N | 009W | 30 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bementite | Ore |
| Pyrolusite | Ore |
| Rhodonite | Ore |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Limestone | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Spessartite | Gangue |
| Goethite | Unknown |
| Hematite | Unknown |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -123.87821, 47.37229 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | SP00128 |
WDGER OFR 90-18
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 | 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 WERE DEPOSITED 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-AUG-1992 | Frank, Dave | U.S. Geological Survey |
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