Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
TertiaryZinc, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formDISSEMINATED, VEIN
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrite
GangueLimonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockArkose · Winthrop Sandstone/Virginia Ridge Formation, Undivided
Associated rockMafic Intrusive Rock · Pasayten Stock
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
AlterationArkose Is Iron Oxide Stained
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10048549
MRDS IDMP00144
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates48.76871, -120.66787
References
STAATZ, M.H., WEIS, P.L., TABOR, R.W., ROBERTSON, J.F., VAN NOY, R.M., PATTEE, E.C., AND HOLT, D.C., 1971, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE PASAYTEN WILDERNESS AREA, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1325, P. 135.STOFFEL, K.L., AND MCGRODER, M.G., 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ROBINSON MTN. 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-5, SCALE 1:100,000.