Washington · Okanogan County
Occurrence

Adelia

Okanogan County, Washington, United States
SilverGold
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlA Vein About 5 Feet Wide In Slate Was Said To Carry Good Values In Gold And Silver (Huntting, 1956, P. 135).
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSlate
Tectonic settingLate Paleozoic Sedimentary Rocks Were Deposited Along An Active Continental Margin.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10055963
MRDS IDSP00184
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates48.87317, -119.56784
References
BETHUNE, G.A., 1892, MINES AND MINERALS OF WASHINGTON - SECOND ANNUAL REPORT OF G. A. BETHUNE, STATE GEOLOGIST; WASHINGTON STATE PRINTER, 183 P.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.RINEHART, C.D.; FOX, K.F., JR., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE LOOMIS QUADRANGLE, OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 64, 124 P., 3 PL.WDGER OF 90-18