Commodities
PrimaryMercury
SecondarySilver
TertiaryAntimony, Arsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model151: Epithermal vein, Sado
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formVEIN, TABULAR MASSES
Ore controlFractures
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Orpiment, Realgar, Stibnite
GangueLimonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockAndesite
StructureNe Trending Quartz Vein
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
AlterationAndesite Adjacent To Quartz Vein Is Bleached And Locally Contains Abundant Fine-Grained Pyrite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10042383
MRDS IDM060149
Alternate namesMashel River
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.86667, -122.09972
References
DANIELS, JOSEPH, 1914, THE COAL FIELDS OF PIERCE COUNTY: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 10, 146 P.HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 266.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. 365.