Franklin Silica Sand

Prospect in King county in Washington, United States with commodity Silica
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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10155530
MAS/MILS ID 0530330059
Record type Site
Current site name Franklin Silica Sand

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -121.94291, 47.31371 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

King(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cumberland(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Snoqualmie Pass(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Duwamish(hydrologic unit)

Puget Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

Puget Sound(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington King

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 021 N 007 E 08 Washington

Comments on the location information

  • DEPOSIT OCCURS IN SECS. 8 AND 17.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silica Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -121.94291, 47.31371

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Northern Pacific Railroad
    Interest 100
    Home office Washington
    Year 1962
  • Type Operator
    Owner Washington Mining Corp.
    Home office Washington
    Year 1962

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 37, 1960, PART I, VOL. 1,

  • Deposit

    P. 123.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-FEB-94 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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