Washington · Ferry County
Occurrence

Little Cove

Ferry County, Washington, United States
GoldSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlThe Deposit Is Similar To Other Deposits Of The Republic District (See Republic District For Additional Details.)
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueCalcite
Geology
Host rockDacite
Associated rockRhyodacite
Tectonic settingEpithermal Deposits Of The Republic District Are Found In The Eocene Sanpoil Volcanics. (See Republic District For Additional Details.)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10055882
MRDS IDSP00085
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates48.66762, -118.75586
References
WDGER OFR 90-18.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, 67 P.MUESSIG, SIEGFRIED, 1967, GEOLOGY OF THE REPUBLIC QUADRANGLE AND PART OF THE AENEAS QUADRANGLE, FERRY COUNTY, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1216, 135 P., 1 PL.TSCHAUDER, R.J., 1989, GOLD DEPOSITS IN NORTHERN FERRY COUNTY, WASHINGTON. IN JOSEPH, N.L. AND OTHERS; EDITORS, GEOLOGIC GUIDEBOOK FOR WASHINGTON AND ADJACENT AREAS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 86, P. 241-253.