Commodities
PrimaryGold, Chromium, Zirconium, Titanium, Metal, Iron, Platinum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeBeach Placer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formBLANKET
Ore controlShoreline Transport Processes
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite, Garnet, Gold, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Zircon
Geology
Host rockSand and Gravel
Tectonic settingCoast
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10037869
MRDS IDM045064
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.6434, -124.05043
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.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. 1218-1219.