Mine detail: June

Previously called 'Lowboy Claim'

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Location: Clallam County, Washington, United States, North America
Lat / long: 48.07646, -124.04046
dep_id: 10095478
mrds_id: M054877
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Manganese
Trace mineral: Mercury
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Bementite, Cinnabar
gangue: Calcite
orebody_fm: LENS (MN), VEINLETS (HG)
work_type: Surface/Underground
model: 100: Volcanogenic Mn, Olympic Peninsula
alteration: Exposed Surfaces Coated With Mn Oxides.
Reporter: Peterson, Jocelyn A., Lawson, W.A. (Evarts, Russell C.)
hrock_unit: Crescent Formation;Crescent Formation
hrock_type: Limestone
arock_unit: Crescent Formation;Crescent Formation
arock_type: Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
tectonic: Accreted Terrane
References:
  • Deposit:: 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. 364.
  • Deposit:: HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, P. 255.
  • Deposit:: MCGILL, E.A., 1960, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE OLYMPIC PENINSULA, WASH.: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 5530, P. 29.
  • Deposit:: GREEN, S.H., 1945, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE OLYMPIC PENINSULA, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND MINING REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 7, 45 P.
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