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Black and White

Occurrence in Mason county in Washington, United States with commodities Copper, Manganese, Silver, Nickel, Magnesite
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10093019
MRDS ID SP00181
Record type Site
Current site name Black and White
Alternate or previous names Three Friends

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -123.3457, 47.57507 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mason(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Skokomish(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mount Olympus(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Seattle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Skokomish(hydrologic unit)

Puget Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

Puget Sound(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Olympic National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Mason

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 024N}024N 005W}005W 17}21 NW4 (21) Washington

Comments on the location information

  • ELEVATION 4250 FEET, BY BLACK AND WHITE LAKES. ON THE WEST SLOPE OF MOUNT GLADYS, AN ACCESS ROAD FROM THE LINCOLN GUARD STATION FOLLOWS THE EAST SIDE OF THE NORTH FORK SKOKOMISH RIVER FOR 3.7 MILES. A GOOD PACK TRAIL CONTINUES 5 MILES FROM THE END OF THE ROAD TO THE DEPOSIT.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Manganese Critical Primary
Silver Primary
Nickel Critical Primary
Magnesite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bementite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Copper Ore
Cuprite Ore
Malachite Ore
Rhodochrosite Ore
Rhodonite Ore
Jasper Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -123.3457, 47.57507
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • See Comments

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE PRINCIPAL COUNTRY ROCKS IN THE AREA ARE ALTERED BASALTS AND ARGILLITE, GRAYWACKE, LIMESTONE, AND SOME PHYLLITE. NEAR KIDNEY (WHITE AND BLACK) LAKES, THEY TREND APPROXIMATELY N20E AND DIP STEEPLY EASTWARD.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCED 5 TONS OF ORE IN 1915 CONTAINING 0.40 OZ/TON AG, 7.85% CU, 3.2% FE, AND 65% INSOLUBLE (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 62).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1991 Berger, Mary A. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1993 Frank, Dave U.S. Geological Survey

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