Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlThe Deposit Consists Of Small Persistant Quartz Veinlets Along Joint Places In Granodiorite. A Silicified And Mineralized Zone As Much As 15 Ft. Wide Was Also Noted (Huntting, 1956, P. 127; Livingston, 1971, P. 164). Purdy (1951, P. 87), On The Basis Of The Presence Of Antimony In An Assay Result, Suggests That The Probable Antimony Mineral Is Jamesonite, Which Is Typical Of Other Deposits In The Area.
Materials
Ore mineralsBournonite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockTonalite
Tectonic settingThe Snoqualmie Batholith Is Part Of Early Magmatism Of The Cascade Magmatic Arc.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10055924
MRDS IDSP00136
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.65203, -121.46287
References
WDGER OFR 90-18HUNTTING, 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.LIVINGSTON, V.E., JR., 1971, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 63, 200 P., 8 PL.MOEN, W.S., 1976, SILVER OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES BULLETIN 69, 188 P.PURDY, C.P., JR., 1951, ANTIMONY OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 39, 186 P.TABOR, R.W.; FRIZZELL, V.A., JR.; BOOTH, D.B.; WHETTEN, J.T.; WAITT, R.B.; ZARTMAN, R.E., 1982, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SKYKOMISH RIVER 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 82-747, 31 P., 1 PL.