Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Silver, Lead
TertiaryArsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formVEIN IN SHEAR ZONE
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Eldorado Orthogneiss
StructureShear Zone
Tectonic settingActive Margin (Leading Edge Of North American Plate)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10047984
MRDS IDM700364
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.50288, -121.06454
References
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 231.TABOR, R.W., HARGERUD, 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).