The Granite Falls Prospect is a mercury mine located in Snohomish county, Washington at an elevation of 499 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 499 Feet (152 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 48.04694, -121.92000
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Granite Falls Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Granite Falls Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Tertiary: Nickel
Location
State: Washington
County: Snohomish
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Washington State Forest Board
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Puget Trough
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Silica-carbonate Hg
Orebody
Form: DISSEMINATED
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Carbonate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleocene
Name: Carbonate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 2 SAMPLES TOTALING 8 FT AVERAGED 0.25% NI
Materials
Ore: Garnierite
Ore: Genthite
Ore: Cinnabar
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): NICKEL PROSPECT
Comment (Workings): 35 FT CROSSCUT
Comment (Deposit): MRDS RECORD M025721 HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED
References
Reference (Deposit): TABOR, R.W., BOOTH, D.B., VANCE, J.A., FORD, A.B., AND ORT, M.H., 1988, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SAUK RIVER 30 BY 60 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 88-692, SCALE 1:100,000.
Reference (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.
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, P. 279.
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