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Ester-Irene Mine, Quinault Lake, Grays Harbor County, Washington, USAi
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Ester-Irene MineMine
Quinault LakeLake
Grays Harbor CountyCounty
WashingtonState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 22' 54'' North , 123° 52' 47'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Neilton315 (2011)3.4km
Amanda Park252 (2015)8.7km
Humptulips255 (2011)17.6km
Moclips207 (2011)29.9km
Pacific Beach291 (2011)31.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
17402
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:17402:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


References:
*Cannon, B. (1975): Minerals of Washington, p.56
Structure: Minor Faults And Fracturing In The Greenstone

Tectonics: Active Margin (Leading Edge Of North American Plate)

Deposit: Two small, manganiferous ore bodies in separate siliceous zones in altered basalt. Zones are 6 x 30 ft and 6 x 22 ft. Ore is exposed in 4 places over a 135 ft distance and one body was up to 20 ft wide

Deposit type: Volcanogenic Mn, Olympic Peninsula

Development: Exploratory bulldozer trenching was undertaken by the u.s. Bureau of mines in 1954 to search for extensions of the ore bodies. Results were not reported in references

Geology: Spring at about 945 ft elevation (next to lower zone) issues from greenstone.

Rock formation(s): Crescent Formation;Crescent Formation


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3 valid minerals.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘManganite4.FD.15Mn3+O(OH)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘNeotocite9.ED.20(Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?)
ⓘBementite9.EE.05Mn7Si6O15(OH)8
Unclassified
ⓘ'Psilomelane'-

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HHydrogen
Hⓘ BementiteMn7Si6O15(OH)8
Hⓘ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
Hⓘ Neotocite(Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?)
OOxygen
Oⓘ BementiteMn7Si6O15(OH)8
Oⓘ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
Oⓘ Neotocite(Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ BementiteMn7Si6O15(OH)8
Siⓘ Neotocite(Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?)
MnManganese
Mnⓘ BementiteMn7Si6O15(OH)8
Mnⓘ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
Mnⓘ Neotocite(Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?)
FeIron
Feⓘ Neotocite(Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?)

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