Washington · Kittitas County
Occurrence

Copper Queen Prospect

Kittitas County, Washington, United States
SilverCopperArsenic
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Copper
TertiaryArsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPIPE
Ore controlContact Of Felsite Breccia And Andesite
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Marcasite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockAndesite · Naches Formation;Naches Formation;Naches Formation;Naches Formation
StructureShear Zones And Dikes, Brecciation Of Rhyolite, Shear Zones
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10036901
MRDS IDM025866
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates47.4176, -121.25619
References
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 59.GUALTIERI, J.L., THURBER, H.K., MILLER, M.S., MCMAHAN, A.B., AND FEDERSPIEL, F.F., 1975, MINERAL RESOURCES OF ADDITIONS TO THE ALPINE LAKES STUDY AREA, CHELAN, KING, AND KITTITAS COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 75-3, P. 82, 85.GUALTIERI AND OTHERS, 1975