Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver, Copper, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeContact Metasomatic
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlContact Metamorphic Deposit At The Contact Of Permian Metasedimentary Rocks And Biotite-Hornblende Granodiorite (Moen, 1980, P. 43).
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Magnetite, Malachite, Pyrite
GanguePyrrhotite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Argillite
Tectonic settingThe Spectacle Formation Was Deposited Along An Active Continental Margin.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10055975
MRDS IDSP00203
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.96456, -118.99198
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.MOEN, W.S., 1980, MYERS CREEK AND WAUCONDA MINING DISTRICTS OF NORTHEASTERN OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES BULLETIN 73, 96 P., 6 PL.STOFFEL, K.L., COMPILER, 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE OROVILLE 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN FILE REPORT 90-11, 58 P., 1 PL.WDGER OF 90-18