Washington · Okanogan County
Past Producer

Rainbow

Okanogan County, Washington, United States
GoldSilverCopperLead
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver, Copper, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlThe Vein Consists Of Quartz Lenses Enclosed In Limestone, Quartzite, And Schist. The Lenses Pinch And Swell Of Short Distances (Huntting, 1956, P. 147).
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Malachite
GangueLimonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Schist,Limestone
Associated rockDiorite,Gabbro
StructureMarine Sedimentary Rocks Of The Spectacle Formation Fromed Along An Active Continental Margin.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10056026
MRDS IDSP00275
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.86817, -119.54339
References
BETHUNE, G.A., 1891, MINES AND MINERALS OF WASHINGTON- ANNUAL REPORT OF G. A. BETHUNE, FIRST STATE GEOLOGIST: WASHINGTON STATE PRINTER, 122 P.BETHUNE, G.A., 1892, MINES AND MINERALS OF WASHINGTON- SECOND ANNUAL REPORT OF G. A. BETHUNE, STATE GEOLOGIST: WASHINGTON STATE PRINTER, 183 P.DERKEY, R.E.; JOSEPH, N.L.; LASMANIS, R., 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON-PRELIMINARY REPORT: STATE OF WASHINGTON, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, 577 P.HANDY, F.M., 1916, AN INVESTIGATION OF THE MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN OKANOGAN COUNTY: STATE COLLEGE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY BULLETIN 100, 27P.HODGES, L.K., 1897, MINING IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST: SEATTLE POST INTELLIGENCER, 116 P. [FACSIMILE REPRINTED 1967 IN TWO VOLUMES, MINING IN EASTERN AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON, AND, MINING IN WESTERN WASHINGTON: SHOREY BOOK STORE, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.]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.UMPLEBY, J.B., 1911, PART I.-- GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MYERS CREEK MINING DISTRICT; PART II. -- GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE OROVILLE-NIGHTHAWK MINING DISTRICT: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 5, 111 P.