Washington · Chelan County
Producer

Compton

Chelan County, Washington, United States
SilverGold
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formVEINS
Materials
Ore mineralsElectrum
GangueCalcite, Chalcedony, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Chumstick Formation
StructureChiwakum Graben Bounded By Entiat And Leavenworth Faults. District Is Dominated By Post Mineral Fold And Thrust Belt
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
AlterationSilicic
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10048662
MRDS IDMP00274
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.369, -120.3131
References
DERKEY, R.E., GULICK, C.W., AND LINGLEY, W.S., JR., 1993, WASHINGTON'S MINERAL INDUSTRY - 1992: WASHINGTON GEOLOGY, V. 21, NO. 1, P. 3-25