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Lucky Strike Claim

Occurrence in Clallam county in Washington, United States with commodity Manganese
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10095769
MRDS ID M700256
Record type Site
Current site name Lucky Strike Claim
Alternate or previous names Blackbird

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -124.14518, 48.07451 (WGS84)
Elevation 518
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position 2.9 MILES NW OF SNIDER RANGER STATION.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Clallam(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Deadmans Hill(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 20 SE OF SE OF SW Washington

Comments on the location information

  • THE LUCKY STRIKE CLAIM IS 2.9 MILES FROM THE SNIDER RANGER STATION BY WAY OF THE NORTH POINT LOOKOUT ROAD. THE DEPOSIT IS 500 FEET BELOW THE ROAD AT AN ELEVATION OF 1,700 FEET. A BLAZED TRAIL LEADS TO THE DEPOSIT FROM A WIDE CUT IN THE ROAD.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Jasper Gangue

Analytical data

Result ASSAY: 4.4% MN

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
    Rock unit name Metchosin Volcanics
    Rock description Metchosin Volcanics
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt

Nearby scientific data

(1) -124.14518, 48.07451
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Active Margin (Leading Edge Of North American Plate)

Ore body information

  • General form LENS

Controls for ore emplacement

  • None In Evidence

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 James E. Oberg And Carl B. Kreher, Port Angeles, Wa.

Comments on development

  • SMALL CUT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM RI 5530, P. 15-16, 76

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IRREGULAR RED SILICEOUS MANGANIFEROUS ZONE GRADING INTO ALTERED BASALT.

Reporter information

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

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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