Washington · Whatcom County
Occurrence

Bird and Saw Pit Prospect

Whatcom County, Washington, United States
GoldSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formVEIN
Materials
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockClastic Sedimentary Rock · Harts Pass Group, Harts Pass Formation
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10047738
MRDS IDM700012
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.75788, -120.71815
References
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULETIN 37, V. 1, P. 176.MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P 119.STOFFEL, K.L., AND MCGRODER, M.F., 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ROBINSON MTN. 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-5, SCALE 1;100,000.