Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
TertiaryGold, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formVEIN IN SHEAR ZONE
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Eldorado Pluton
StructureTight Folds Along North-Northwest Trending Axes
Tectonic settingActive Margin (Leading Edge Of North American Plate)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10048006
MRDS IDM700401
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.4901, -121.0801
References
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 315.MOEN, W.S., 1976, SILVER OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES BULLETIN 69, P. 160-161.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.