| Deposit ID | 10055918 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | SP00129 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Elkhorn |
| Alternate or previous names | Karnes |
| Geographic coordinates: | -123.00124, 47.73813 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jefferson(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Jupiter(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mount Olympus(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Seattle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Hood Canal(hydrologic unit)
Puget Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)
Puget Sound(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 | Jefferson |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 026N | 003W | 13,24 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bementite | Ore |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -123.00124, 47.73813 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | SP00129 |
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 | THE AREA IS UNDERLAIN BY BASALT LAVA FLOWS AND INTERCALATED TUFF AND RED ARGILLACEOUS LIMESTONE; MUCH OF THE BASALT IS ALTERED. PILLOW BASALT IS EXPOSED IN PLACES. THE BASALTIC FLOWS GENERALLY TREND NORTH AND STAND NEARLY VERITCAL; LOCALLY, THEY ARE GREATLY DEFORMED AND FRACTURED. THREE RED LIMESTONE BEDS AND INTERCALATED BASALTS FORM THREE OR MORE DISTINCT PARALLEL RIDGES EXTENDING FROM THE DOSEWALLIPS RIVER NORTHWARD TO THE TOP OF THE DIVIDE. THREE LIMESTONE INTERBEDS IN BASALT CONTAIN LENSES OF MANGANESE ORE, SOME AS MUCH AS 25 FT. THICK. 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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