Commodities
PrimaryLead, Copper, Zinc, Silver
TertiaryGold, Molybdenum, Arsenic, Tungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formVEIN
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Scheelite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockArgillite · Eastern Melange Belt;Eastern Melange Belt;Squire Creek Stock And Realted Intrusive Rocks
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1940
Identification
Deposit ID10095353
MRDS IDM025716
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.04064, -121.5301
References
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37,V. 1, P. 322.CARITHERS, WARD, AND GUARD, A.K., 1945, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SULTAN BASIN, SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 36, P. 39, 47-49.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.