Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlGold Occurs At The Center Of Quartz-Calcite Veinlets. Paragenetically, The Gold Is Younger Than The Quartz And Calcite.
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
Identification
Deposit ID10055943
MRDS IDSP00155
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.26982, -120.61145
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 OF 90-18