Clarence Jordin

The Clarence Jordin is a gold mine located in Kittitas county, Washington.

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

Name: Clarence Jordin  

State:  Washington

County:  Kittitas

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 47.25611, -120.64500

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Clarence Jordin MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Clarence Jordin
Secondary: Gold King


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Washington
County: Kittitas
District: Swauk


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: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Location): ON SNOWSHOE RIDGE

Comment (Production): REPORTED $35,000 PRODUCTION. PRODUCED FROM THE ACE OF DIAMONDS CLAIM IN 1952 (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 131).

Comment (Development): ECON.COM: REPORTED $35,000 PRODUCTION (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 131).

Comment (Geology): EOCENE SANDSTONE OF THE SWAUK FORMATION IS CUT BY NUMEROUS BASALT DIKES AND GOLD-QUARTZ VEINS. THE GOLD-QUARTZ VEINS APPEAR TO BE LOCALIZED ALONG THE SAME FRACTURE SYSTEM AS THE DIKES.


References

Reference (Deposit): SMITH, G. O., 1904, GEOLOGICAL ATLAS OF THE UNITED STATES-MOUNT STUART FOLIO, WASHINGTON:U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOLOGIC FOLIO 106, 10P.

Reference (Deposit): TABOR, R. W.; WAITT, R. B.; FRIZZEL, V. A., JR.; SWANSON, D. A.; BYERLY, G. R.; BENTLEY, R. D., 1982, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE WENATCHEE 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, CENTRAL WASHINGTON: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATIONS SERIES MAP I-1311, 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:100,000, WITH 26 P. TEXT.

Reference (Deposit): WDGER OFR 90-18

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): SMITH, G. O., 1903, GOLD MINING IN CENTRAL WASHINGTON. IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, 1902: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 213, P. 76-80.


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