Washington · Chelan County
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Blewett Iron

Chelan County, Washington, United States
IronNickelChromium
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Commodities
PrimaryIron, Nickel
SecondaryChromium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model110: Lateritic Ni
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLENS (PODS)-IRON-RICH, CONGLOMERATE
Ore controlThe Deposit Is An Iron-Rich Conglomerate, Which, Like That At Cle Elum, Overlies Serpentine And Underlies The Swauk Formation.
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite, Hematite, Magnetite, Spinel
GangueSerpentine
Geology
Host rockPeridotite · Swauk Formation;Ingalls Tectonic Complex
Associated rockSerpentinite · Ingalls Tectonic Complex
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10068216
MRDS IDW001165
Alternate namesBlewett, Washington Nickel
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.39232, -120.65923
References
LAMEY, C.A., 1950, THE BLEWETT IRON-NICKEL DEPOSIT, CHELAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 969-D, P. 87-103.LUPHER, R.L., 1944, STRATIGRAPHIC ASPECTS OF THE BLEWETT-CLE ELUM IRON ORE ZONE, CHELAN AND KITTITAS COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 11, 63 P.CORNWALL, H.R., 1966, NICKEL DEPOSITS OF NORTH AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1223, P. 53-54.BROUGHTON, W.A., 1943, THE BLEWETT IRON DEPOSIT, CHELAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON (WITH PRELIMINARY TONNAGE ESTIMATES): WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 10, 21 P.BROUGHTON, W.A., 1944, ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF THE BLEWETT-CLE ELUM IRON ORE ZONE, CHELAN AND KITTITAS COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 12, 42 P.CORNWALL, H.R., 1973, NICKEL, IN BROBST, D.A., AND PRATT, W.P., EDS., UNITED STATES MINERAL RESOURCES: U.S. GEOLGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 820, P. 441.DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON - PRELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 7.HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 194.1943 DIREXPL U.S. BUREAU OF MINES.1943 GEOLMAP C.A. LAMEY (SEE REFERENCES).