Description
Jamison And Peacock
Commodities
PrimaryManganese, Iron
TertiaryMercury, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model100: Volcanogenic Mn, Olympic Peninsula
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENSES
Materials
Ore mineralsHausmannite, Pyrolusite
GangueCalcite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Crescent
Associated rockBasalt · Soleduck
StructureRocks Exposed In Open Cut Are Highly Fractured And Badly Contorted.
Tectonic settingActive Margin (Leading Edge North American Plate)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
First production1952
Last production1952
Discovery year1925
Identification
Deposit ID10040189
MRDS IDM054878
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates48.07757, -123.9449
References
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, PART II, METALLIC MINERALS, V. 1, P. 256.U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1965, MRCURY IN WASHINGTON, IN MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 5530, P. 43-44.USBM RI 5530, P. 43-44