Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlGold-Quartz Veins In The Swauk District Are Subparallel To Numerous Basalt Dikes Of The Region (Smith, 1903, P. 80). At The Cascade Chief Mine, Stringers Of Mineralized Quartz Occur In Three Shear Zones That Average 4ft. Wide In Sandstone (Huntting, 1956, P. 131).
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSandstone
Tectonic settingQuartz Veins Of The Swauk District Are Subparallel To North-Northeast-Trending Basalt Dikes In The Area. The Veins Also Cut Some Basalt Dikes (Smith, 1904, P. 9).
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Production years1911, 1938, AND 1939 (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 131)
Identification
Deposit ID10055937
MRDS IDSP00149
Alternate namesMorrison, First of August, Gladstone;
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.28121, -120.6395
References
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.SMITH, G. O., 1903, GOLD MINING IN CENTRAL WASHINGTON. IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, 1902: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 213, P. 76-80.SMITH, G. O., 1904, GEOLOGICAL ATLAS OF THE UNITED STATES-MOUNT STUART FOLIO, WASHINGTON:U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOLOGIC FOLIO 106, 10P.TABOR, R. W.; WAITT, R. B.; FRIZZEL, V. A., JR.; SWANSON, D. A.; BYERLY, G. R.; BENTLEY, R. D., 1982, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE WENATCHEE 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, CENTRAL WASHINGTON: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATIONS SERIES MAP I-1311, 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:100,000, WITH 26 P. TEXT.WDGER OFR 90-18