Washington · Whatcom County
Occurrence

First Chance Prospect

Whatcom County, Washington, United States
Gold
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formVEINS
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockAndesite · Wells Creek Volcanics
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10047754
MRDS IDM700030
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.90953, -121.82235
References
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, P. 176.MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P. 84.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).