Commodities
PrimaryMolybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formVEIN
Ore controlInferred Fault?
Materials
Ore mineralsMolybdenite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite · Easton Metamorphic Suite, Shuksan Greenschist;Easton Metamorphic Suite, Shuksan Greenschist;Chilliwack Composite Batholith, Quartz Monzonite And Granite Of Nooksack Cirque
StructureInferred Fault Runs Through Deposit
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
AlterationSilicified
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10047744
MRDS IDM700018
Alternate namesCasselman Prospect, Castleman. Claims: Big Gem, Treasure
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.79926, -121.55345
References
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 274.MOEN, W.S., 1909, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P. 77.TABOR, R.W., HAUGERUD, R.A., BOOTH, D.B., AND BROWN, E.B., 199X, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOUNT BAKER 30 X 60 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 9X-XXX, SCALE 1:100,000 (IN PREPARATION IN 1993).STAATZ, M.H., TABOR, R.W., WEIS, P.L., ROBERTSON, J.F., VAN NOY, R.M., AND PATTEE, E.C., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE NORTHERN PART OF THE NORTH CASCADES NATIONAL PARK, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1359, P. 72.