Washington · King County
Occurrence

Clipper

King County, Washington, United States
CopperMolybdenumGoldLeadZincArsenic
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Molybdenum
TertiaryGold, Lead, Zinc, Arsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model53: Porphyry Cu
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formDISSEMINATED, STOCKWORK VEINLETS
Ore controlSee Comments
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Molybdenite
GangueChlorite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockTonalite · Snoqualmie Batholith, Northern Phase
Associated rockAndesite · Naches Formation
Tectonic settingPart Of A Northeast-Trending Belt Of En Echelon (Nw-Striking) Faults, Fractures, And Breccia Pipes Defining A Porphyry Copper System.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10055922
MRDS IDSP00134
Alternate namesSnoqualmie Copper, Katie Belle
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates47.51788, -121.34564
References
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