Washington · Skagit County
Occurrence

Buckindy

Skagit County, Washington, United States
CopperMolybdenumTungstenSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryMolybdenum
TertiaryTungsten, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model79: Porphyry Cu-Mo
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formSTOCKWORK VEINLETS
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Scheelite
GangueQuartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Mount Buckindy Pluton;Mount Buckindy Pluton;Tonalite Gneiss Of Bench Lake
Associated rockDacite
StructureFoliation Trends E-W. Fracturing And Shearing Trend Nne To Ne
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
AlterationWeak Phyllic, Structurally Controlled Propylitic. Breccias Have Been Flooded By Silica
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10048437
MRDS IDMP00024
Alternate namesMount Buckindy
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.35482, -121.21788
References
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