Washington · Skagit County
Occurrence

Thunder Creek

Skagit County, Washington, United States
GoldCopperZincSilverLead
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Copper, Zinc, Silver, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formVEIN IN SHEAR ZONE
Ore controlFault
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Skagit Gneiss Complex
StructureTight Folding Along North-Northwest Trending Axes, Fault
Tectonic settingActive Margin (Leading Edge Of North American Plate)
AlterationDiorite Is Altered
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10088862
MRDS IDM700379
Alternate namesDorothy
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.51982, -120.98927
References
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P 232.MOEN, W.S., 1976, SILVER OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES BULLETIN 69, V. 1, P. 163.TABOR, R.W., HARGERUD, R.A., BOOTH, D.B., AND BROWN, E.B., 199X, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF TEH MOUNT BAKER 30 X 60 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN -FILE REPORT 9X-XXX, SCALE 1:100,000 (IN PREPARATION IN 1993).