Washington · Skagit County
Occurrence

Queen and Buchanan

Skagit County, Washington, United States
LeadCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENS IN SHEAR ZONE
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockHornblendite · Cascade River Schist
StructureShear Zone
Tectonic settingActive Margin (Leading Edge North American Plate)
AlterationHydrothermal Alteration Of Sheared Hornblendite.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10047981
MRDS IDM700357
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.47426, -121.07065
References
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 76.TABOR, R.W., BOOTH, D.B., VANCE, J.A., FORD, A.B., AND ORT, M.H., 1988, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SAUK RIVER 30 BY 60 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 88-692, SCALE 1:100,000.