Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
TertiaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formVEIN
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Cascade River Schist;Cascade Pass Dike
StructureTight Folding Along North-Northwest Trending Axes
Tectonic settingActive Margin (Leading Edge Of North American Plate)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10088859
MRDS IDM700369
Alternate namesSpaulding-Silver Queen Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.44649, -121.1001
References
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, P. 231.MOEN, W.S., 1976, SILVER OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES BULLETIN 69, P. 162.MOEN, W.S., 1971, DIRECTORY OF WASHINGTON MINING OPERATIONS 1969-1970: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY INFORMATION CIRCULAR 46, P. 20.TABOR, R.W., BOOTH, D.B., VANCE, J.A., FORD, A.B., AND ORT, M.H., 1988, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SAUK RIVER 30 BY 60 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 88-692, SCALE 1:100,000.