Barrel Springs

Prospect in Benton county in Washington, United States with commodity Gemstone
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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10184152
MAS/MILS ID 0530050107
Record type Site
Current site name Barrel Springs

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -119.86643, 46.52903 (WGS84)
Elevation 15

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Benton(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Emerson Nipple(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Priest Rapids(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Walla Walla(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Yakima(hydrologic unit)

Yakima(hydrologic accounting unit)

Yakima(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Benton

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 012 N 024 E 18 Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gemstone Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -119.86643, 46.52903

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    NONMETALLIC MINERALS, P. 45.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OPALIZED WOOD USED BY INDIANS FOR ARROWHEADS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-OCT-1992 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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