Commodities
PrimaryNickel, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlDisseminated And Massive Sulfide Segregations In Peridotite (Huntting, 1956, P. 275: 1943, P. 25-26). Oxidation Extends To About 40 Ft. Depth. The Peridotite Body Is About 400 Ft. Long And 100 Ft. Wide At The Surface.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Malachite, Pentlandite, Pyrrhotite
Geology
Host rockPeridotite
Tectonic settingThe Area Is Underlain By Migmatite Of The Chelan Complex (Tabor And Others, 1987, Geol. Map).
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10055842
MRDS IDSP00041
Alternate namesChelan, Winesap;
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.76983, -120.20756
References
WDGER OFR 90-18.CREASEY, S.C.; STORCH, H.H., 1945, WINESAP NICKEL PROSPECT, CHELAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT, 10 SHEETS.HUNTTING, M.T., 1943, INVENTORY OF MINERAL PROPERTIES IN CHELAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON:WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 9, 63 P., 1 PL.HUNTTING, M. T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS-PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, 428 P.; V. 2, 67P.TABOR, R.W.; FRIZZELL, V.A. JR.; WHETTEN, J.T.; WAITT, R.B.; SWANSON, D.A.; BYERLY, G.R.; BOOTH, D.B.; HETHERINGTON, M.J.; ZARTMAN, R.E., 1987, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE CHELAN 30 X 60 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATIONS SERIES MAP I-1661, 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:100000, WITH 29 P. TEXT.