Commodities
PrimaryGold, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formSTREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Hematite, Limonite, Magnetite, Siderite
Geology
Host rockArgillite · Nooksack Formation
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10047748
MRDS IDM700022
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.91564, -121.8568
References
HUNTTING M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 204.MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P. 74.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).