Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlGold-Quartz Veins Of The Swauk District Are Subparallel To Numerous Basalt Dikes Of The Region (Smith, 1904, P. 9). At The Liberty Deposit, A 4-Ft-Wide Shear Zone In Carbonaceous Shale Contains Stringers Of Quartz And Calcite (Huntting, 1956, P. 132).
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueCalcite, Pyrite, 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 years1935, 1936
Identification
Deposit ID10055947
MRDS IDSP00159
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.29676, -120.64173
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