Littleton

The Littleton is a manganese mine located in Clallam county, Washington at an elevation of 1,401 feet.

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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

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Site Name

Primary: Littleton
Secondary: Peacock
Secondary: Johnnie M;

Commodity

Primary: Manganese

Location

State: Washington
County: Clallam

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Olympic Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Eocene

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Hausmannite
Ore: Bementite

Comments

Comment (Development): ECON.COM: PRODUCED IN 1952 AND 1953 (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 256).

Comment (Deposit): LENSES OF MANGANESE OXIDES AND SILICATES OCCUR IN RED LIMESTONE, WHICH IS INTERBEDDE IN BASALT. MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE REGION ARE ASSOCIATED WITH SPILITES (PARK, 1942, P. 311-312) AND OCCUR IN REDDISH PELAGIC LIMESTONE INTERBEDDED WITH THE BASALT. MANGANESE MINERALIZATION MAY BE EITHER DISSEMINATED IN REPLACEMENT BODIES OR VOLCANOGENIC EXHALATIVE/DIAGENETIC BODIES (SOREM AND GUNN, 1967). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Location): 5.1 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF SNAIDER RANGER STATION, 500FT WEST OF LITTLETON CREEK; PART OF THE LITTLETON GROUP OF CLAIMS; PROBABLY ON THE BORDER OF SECTIONS 20 AND 21.

References

Reference (Deposit): SOREM, R.K.; GUNN, D.W., 1967, MINERALOGY OF MANGANESE DEPOSITS, OLYMPIC PENNINSULA, WASHINGTON: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 62, NO. 1, P. 22-56.

Reference (Deposit): WDGER OFR 90-18.

Reference (Deposit): GARRISON, R.E., 1973, SPACE-TIME RELATIONS OF PELAGIC LIMESTONES AND VOLCANIC ROCKS, OLYMPIC PENNINSULA, WASHINGTON: GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA BULLETIN, V. 84, NO. 2, P. 583-594.

Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M. T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS-PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, 428 P.; V. 2, 67 P.

Reference (Deposit): MAGILL, E.A., 1960, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE OLYMPIC PENNINSULA, WASHINGTON: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 5530, 82 P.

Reference (Deposit): PARK, C.F., JR., 1942, MANGANESE RESOURCES OF THE OLYMPIC PENNINSULA, WASHINGTON--A PRELIMINARY REPORT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 931-R, P. 435-457, 2 PL.

Reference (Deposit): SNAVELY, P.D., JR., 1987, TERTIARY GEOLOGIC FRAMEWORK, NEOTECTONICS, AND PETROLIUM POTENTIAL OF THE OREGON-WASHINGTON CONTINENTAL MARGIN. IN SCHOLL, D.W.; GRANTZ, ARTHUR; VEDDER, J.G., GEOLOGY AND RESOURCES POTENTIAL OF THE CONTINENTAL MARGIN OF WESTERN NORTH AMERICA AND ADJACENT OCEAN BASINS--BEAUFORT SEA TO BAJA CALIFORNIA: CIRCUM-PACIFIC COUNCIL FOR ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES EARTH SCIENCE SERIES , V. 6, P. 305-335.

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