Washington · Yakima County
Occurrence

Keystone

Yakima County, Washington, United States
GoldSilverCopperTungstenLead
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver, Copper
TertiaryTungsten, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formVEIN
Ore controlContact Of Granodiorite And Rhyodacite
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Scheelite, Wolframite
Geology
Host rockRhyodacite · Bumping Lake Pluton
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
AlterationGranodiorite Locally Highly Fe-Oxide Stained
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1913
Identification
Deposit ID10048645
MRDS IDMP00250
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.83482, -121.28868
References
SIMMONS, G.C., VAN NOY, R.M., AND ZILKA, N.T., 1983, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE COUGAR LAKES-MOUNT AIX STUDY AREA, YAKIMA AND LEWIS COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1504, P. 58-59.HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 106.