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Kangaroo Group (Claims: Kangaroo Nos. 1-5 Lodes), Spirit Lake, Skamania County, Washington, USAi
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Kangaroo Group (Claims: Kangaroo Nos. 1-5 Lodes), Spirit Lake, Mount St Helens Mining District, Washington, USA

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 17' 17'' North , 122° 5' 32'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
46.28814,-122.09230
GeoHash:
G#: c21pmdrpg
GRN:
N31W62
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Morton1,128 (2017)33.1km
Mossyrock751 (2017)40.3km
Packwood342 (2011)47.9km
Mineral202 (2015)48.2km
Amboy1,608 (2011)50.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
307588
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:307588:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Structure: Fracture

Tectonics: Cascade Volcanic Arc

Deposit: Bedrock concealed by pumice and pumicite in 1977; probably also thin layer of ash from 1980 eruption. Fracture zone 15-24 in. Thick consists chiefly of calcite and minor quartz with an outer fringe of iron oxide and gouge. Vein appears mostly barren but contains sparse mineralization location map, map of claims available, moen (1977) ; info.src : 1 pub lit

Deposit type: Polymetallic veins

Geology: Deposit is about 1 mi from spirit lake pluton. Other small intrusions, probably related to flows in area, are nearby

Rock formation(s): Spirit Lake Pluton


Ore(s): Fracture

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5 valid minerals.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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References

Moen, W. S. (1997) St. Helens and Washougal mining districts of the southern Cascades of Washington. Information Circular 60. Washington Division of Mines and Geology pp.39-40
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