Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Vanadium, Gold, Silver
TertiaryLead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formVEIN
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chrysocolla, Descloizite, Malachite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite · Silver Star Pluton
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
AlterationLocally Extensive Silicification And Argillization In Vein But Wall Rocks Only Weakly Propylitized
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10047849
MRDS IDM700177
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.71009, -122.21451
References
QUARTZ DIORITEHUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERAL - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 77.MOEN, W.S., 1977, ST. HELENS AND WASHOUGAL MINING DISTRICTS OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 60, P. 43, 53-55.PHILLIPS, W.M., 1987, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE VANCOUVER QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON AND OREGON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 87-10, SCALE 1:100,000.