Commodities
PrimaryGarnet
SecondaryCopper
TertiaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeContact Metasomatic
Model59: Skarn Cu
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLENS
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Grossularite
GangueAugite, Calcite, Diopside, Epidote, Prehnite, Scapolite, Vesuvianite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Eastern Melange Belt
Associated rockTonalite · Squire Creek Stock And Related Rocks
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1937
Identification
Deposit ID10036723
MRDS IDM025629
Alternate namesGarnet, Vesper Peak
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.01537, -121.53121
References
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37,V. 1, P. 83.CARITHERS, WARD, AND GUARD, A.K., 1945, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SULTAN BASIN SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 36, P. 70.TABOR, R.W., BOOTH, D.B., VANCE, J.A., FORD, A.B., AND ORT, M.H., 1988, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SAUK RIVER 30 BY 60 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 88-692, SCALE 1:100,000.