Commodities
PrimaryManganese
TertiaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model100: Volcanogenic Mn, Olympic Peninsula
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLENSES
Materials
Ore mineralsBementite, Cinnabar, Hausmannite
Geology
Host rockBasalt · Crescent Formation;Crescent Formation
Associated rockVolcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) · Crescent Formation;Crescent Formation
Tectonic settingAccreted Terrane
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10040188
MRDS IDM054875
Alternate namesPart of St. Regis
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.0834, -124.01351
References
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1965, MERCURY IN WASHINGTON, IN MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8252, P. 365.HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 256..MAGILL, E.A., 1960, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE OLYMPIC PENNINSULA, WASH.: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 5530, P. 32-34.GREEN, S.H., 1945, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE OLYMPIC PENINSULA, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND MINING, REPORT OF INVESTIGATINS 7, 45 P.