Washington · Chelan County
Occurrence

Orphan Boy Prospect

Chelan County, Washington, United States
ZincSilverLeadAntimonyArsenicGold
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Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Silver
SecondaryLead, Antimony
TertiaryArsenic, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeU
Orebody formVEINLETS
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Pyrargyrite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
GangueLimonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Swakane Biotite Gneiss;;
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
AlterationSericitized, Argillized, Silicified
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10009002
MRDS IDD001620
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.19899, -120.54786
References
PURDY, C.P., JR., 1951, ANTIMONY OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 39, P. 59-62.HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 286.CATER, F.W., AND WRIGHT, T.L., 1967, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE LUCERNE QUADRANGLE, CHELAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOLOGIC QUADRANGLE MAP GQ-647, SCALE 1:62,500.