Description
M. M. Kingman And Albert Pershall
Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryZinc, Lead, Silver, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnknown
Orebody formVEIN, NARROW LENS IN SHEAR ZONE
Ore controlEast Trending Shear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Eldorado Pluton
Associated rockLamprophyre
StructureEast Trending-Near Vertical Shear Zone
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1889
Identification
Deposit ID10042382
MRDS IDM060148
Alternate namesBlue Devil
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.47982, -121.02538
References
LANDES, HENRY, THYNG, W.S., LYON, D.A. AND ROBERTS, MILNOR, 1902, THE METALLIFEROUS RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON, EXCEPT IRON: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1901, PT. 2, P. 91-92.HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 47.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.