The French Creek Prospect is a manganese mine located in Snohomish county, Washington.
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Mine Info
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French Creek Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: French Creek Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Washington
County: Snohomish
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Rhodochrosite
Ore: Rhodonite
Comments
Comment (Location): 1:62500 QUADRANGLE MAP IS A 1956 EDITION
References
Reference (Deposit): WASH DMG BULL 37, PART II, P. 262
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