Commodities
PrimaryMercury
SecondaryChromium
TertiaryGold, Nickel
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeResidual
Model110: Lateritic Ni
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formPODS, DISSEMINATED
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite, Cinnabar
Geology
Host rockPeridotite · Ingalls Tectonic Complex
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10040170
MRDS IDM054853
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.44306, -121.02361
References
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1965, MERCURY IN WASHINGTON, IN MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8252, P. 366.HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, P. 37.FRIZZELL, V.A., JR., TABOR, R.W., BOOTH, D.B., ORT, K.M., AND WAITT, R.B., JR., 1984, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SNOQUALMIE PASS 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 84-693, SCALE 1:100,000.