Washington · King County
Occurrence

Three Brothers Zone

King County, Washington, United States
MolybdenumCopperLeadGoldArsenicSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryMolybdenum, Copper
TertiaryLead, Gold, Arsenic, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeporphyry Cu
Model53: Porphyry Cu
Deposit sizeU
Orebody formDISSEMINATED, STOCKWORK
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Hematite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
GangueChlorite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockTonalite · Snoqualmie Batholith, Northern Phase;Snoqualmie Batholith, Northern Phase
StructurePart Of Ne-Trending En-Echelon Belt Of Nw-Striking Faults, Fractures, And Breccia Pipes, Brecciation Of Host Rocks
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
AlterationPotassic, Propylitic, Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10048444
MRDS IDMP00031
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.51792, -121.3456
References
HOLLISTER, V.F., 1979, PROPHYRY COPPER-TYPE DEPOSITS OF THE CASCADE VOLCANIC ARC, WASHINGTON: MINERALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, V. 11, P. 32.GUALTIERI, J.L., SIMMONS, G.C., THURBER, H.K., AND MILLER, M.S., 1973, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ALPINE LAKES STUDY AREA, CHELAN, KING, AND KITTITAS COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 1918, P. 71-74.DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON - PRELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 109-110.GUALTIERI, J.L., THURBER, H.K., MILLER, M.S., MCMAHAN, A.B., AND FEDERSPIEL, F.F., 1975, MINERAL RESOURCES OF ADDITIONS TO THE ALPINE LAKES STUDY AREA, CHELAN, KING, AND KITTITAS COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 75-3, P. 51-61.U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1542-E, 1989, FIG. 11, P. 98; P. 101-102.