Commodities
PrimaryMolybdenum, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formVEINS
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGreenschist · Shuksan Greenschist Of Easton Metamorphic Suite;Shuksan Greenschist Of Easton Metamorphic Suite
Associated rockDiorite · Quartz Monzonite And Granite Of Nooksack Curque, Chilliwack Composite Batholith
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
AlterationProspect Is In Large Oxidized Area Containing Disseminated Pyrite And Pyrrhotite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10048539
MRDS IDMP00132
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.8076, -121.55817
References
STAATZ, M.H., TABOR, R.W., WEIS, P.L., ROBERSTON, J.F., VAN NOY, R.M., AND PATTEE, E.C., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE NORTHERN PART OF THE NORTH CASCADES NATIONAL PARK, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1359, P. 72.TABOR, R.W., HAUGERUD, R.A., BOOTH, D.B., AND BORWN, E.B., IN PREPARATION, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOUNT BAKER 30 X 60 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT, DRAFT VERSION 2/12/93, SCALE 1:100,000.