Washington · Okanogan County
Occurrence

Riverside

Okanogan County, Washington, United States
Platinum
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Commodities
PrimaryPlatinum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStream Placer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeU
Orebody formSTREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS
Ore controlStream Hydraulics
Materials
Ore mineralsPlatinum
Geology
Host rockGravel
Tectonic settingRocky Mountains
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10048490
MRDS IDMP00079
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates48.5029, -119.5056
References
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 281.PARDEE, J.T., 1929, PLATINUM AND BLACK SAND IN WASHINGTON, IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY 1928: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 805, P. 10.