Description
Lester Mccullough, Of Everson, Ben Hinkle Of Bellingham, Clarence Keplinger Of Van Zandt.
Commodities
PrimaryMolybdenum
TertiaryGold, Silver, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formVEIN, STOCKWORK
Ore controlQuartz Diorite Is Well Jointed
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Molybdite, Powellite, Pyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite · Easton Metamorphic Suite, Shiksan Greenschist;Chilliwack Composite Batholith, Quartz Monzonite And Granite Of Nooksack Cirque
Associated rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic) · Hannegan Volcanic Rocks
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
AlterationPlagioclase Of Diorite Has Been Altered To Kaolinite And Sericite, And Some Of Biotite Has Been Altered To Chlorite; Silicification Of The Diorite Has Also Taken Place.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1967
Identification
Deposit ID10047750
MRDS IDM700026
Alternate namesSulphide Creek Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.79343, -121.55067
References
MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P. 77-78.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. 71-72.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).