Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold, Molybdenum
TertiaryTungsten, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formVEIN
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Scheelite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite · Index Batholith
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Production years1941
Identification
Deposit ID10036806
MRDS IDM025723
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.92509, -121.58288
References
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 272.PURDY, C.P., JR., 1954, MOLYBDENUM OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 18, P. 64-65.TABOR, R.W., FRIZZELL, V.A., JR., BOOTH, D.B., WHETTEN, J.T., WAITT, R.B., JR., AND ZARTMAN, R.E., 1982, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SKYKOMISH RIVER 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 82-747, SCALE 1:100,000.CARITHERS, WARD, AND GURAD, A.K., 1945, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SULTAN BASIN, SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 36, P. 75.