Commodities
PrimaryMolybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formDISSEMINATED IN QUARTZ VEIN
Materials
Ore mineralsMolybdenite, Pyrrhotite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10008471
MRDS IDD000651
Alternate namesSmith
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates47.78649, -120.88508
References
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 268.TABOR, R.W., FRIZZELL, V.A., JR., WHETTEN, J.T., WAITT, R.B., SWANSON, D.A., BYERLY, G.R., BOOTH, D.B., HETHERINGTON, M.J., AND ZARTMAN, R.E., 1987, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE CHELAN 30-MINUTE BY 60-MINUTE QUADRNAGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS MAP I-1661, SCALE 1:100,000.