Blue Eyes Claim

Occurrence in Clallam county in Washington, United States with commodity Manganese
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10088870
MRDS ID M700450
Record type Site
Current site name Blue Eyes Claim
Alternate or previous names Moon, Sheridan, Jean
Related records 10131240

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -124.0674, 48.07951 (WGS84)
Elevation 689
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position APPROX. 2.5 MILES ENE OF SNIDER RANGER STATION., Within 1/4 Mile Radius, Within 1/4 Mile Radius, Within 1/4 Mile Radius

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Clallam

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 030N 011W 24 N2 OF SW Washington

Comments on the location information

  • ABOUT .5 MILE SSE OF NORTH POINT LOOKOUT; 1:62500 QUADRANGLE MAP IS A 1957 EDITION

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bementite Ore

Analytical data

Result 6 SAMPES IN 1930'S BY WPA AVG: 14.3% MN, 21.7% FE, 41.6% SIOZ

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone
    Rock unit name Metchosin Volcanics
    Rock description Metchosin Volcanics
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Metchosin
    Rock description Metchosin

Nearby scientific data

(1) -124.0674, 48.07951

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES
    Length 16.46M
    Width 5.79M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • In Contact Between Limestone And Igneous Rocks

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner F. A. Conrad, Port Angeles, Wa.

Comments on the workings information

  • SIX TRENCHES

Comments on development

  • SIX TRENCHES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WASH. DMG BULL 37, P. 254

  • Deposit

    USBM RI 5530, P. 21-23

  • Deposit

    WASH. DMM RI NO. 7, P. 28-29

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 BODIES OF ORE OCCURING IN MASSIVE RED LIMESTONE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-82 Lawson, William A. (Evarts, Russell C.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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