Commodities
PrimaryTitanium, Metal, Zirconium, Iron, Gold, Platinum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeBeach Placer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formBLANKET
Ore controlShoreline Transport Processes
Materials
Ore mineralsGarnet, Gold, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Olivine, Zircon
Geology
Host rockSand and Gravel
Tectonic settingActive Margin (Leading Edge Of North American Plate)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10037867
MRDS IDM045062
Alternate namesDamons Point
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.92701, -124.17488
References
PARDEE, J.T., 1929, PLATINUM AND BLACK SAND IN WASHINGTON, IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY 1928: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 805, P. 2.HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 342.DAY, D.T., AND RICHARDS, R.H., 1906, USEFUL MINERALS IN THE BLACK SANDS OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, CALENDAR YEAR 1905, P. 1216-1217.