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Wannacut Lake

Occurrence in Okanogan county in Washington, United States with commodity Bromine
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  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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Links to other databases
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10092613
MRDS ID M056852
Record type Site
Current site name Wannacut Lake
Related records 10232414

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.51089, 48.8804 (WGS84)
Elevation 563

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Okanogan(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bullfrog Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Oroville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Okanogan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Okanogan(hydrologic unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Okanogan

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
039N 026E 01,02,11,12,13 Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Bromine Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • BRINE WEAK FOR ECONOMICAL RECOVERY OF SALTS

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Epsomite Ore

Analytical data

Result FROM BRINE 68% MG SO4, 21% NA2 SO4, 7.4% CA SO4

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.51089, 48.8804
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Stratified Brines

Ore body information

  • General form LAKE BED

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: WEAK BRINE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 155,000 TONS EPSOMITE

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: 225,500 TONS MIXED SALTS

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 334 ACRES IN EXTENT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1975 Greene, Robert U.S. Geological Survey

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